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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Bison bison (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Bison bison bison
Subspecies recognized by wikipedia EU and wikipedia EO
Bison bison bison
Bison bison athabascae
Subspecies recognized by wikipedia EU and wikipedia EO
Bison bison athabascae
Recognized by COSEWIC and USFWS
Bison bison (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by NBII images
Bos bison
Bison americanus
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Bison bison (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by NMNH Collection
Bison bison athabascae
Bison bison bison
Subspecies recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Bison bison bison
Bison bison septemtrionalis
Subspecies recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Bison sylvestris
Species recognized by Paleobiology Database
Bos bison
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Bison americanus (Linnaeus 1766)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Bison americanus Brisson 1762
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Bison americanus pennsylvanicus Shoemaker 1915
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Bison bison athabasacae Rhoads 1898
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Bison bison athabascae Rhoads 1898
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Bison bison bison (Linnaeus 1758)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Bison bison septemtrionalis Figgins 1933
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Bison sylvestris Hay 1915
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Bos bison Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Bison bison bison (Linnaeus 1758)
Bison americanus pennsylvanicus Shoemaker 1915
Bison americanus (Linnaeus 1766)
Bison americanus Brisson 1762
Bison bison athabascae Rhoads 1898
Bison bison septemtrionalis Figgins 1933
Bison sylvestris Hay 1915
Bos bison Linnaeus 1758
Bison americanus (Linnaeus 1766)
Bison americanus (Linnaeus 1766)
Bison americanus (Linnaeus 1766)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Bison americanus Brisson 1762
Bison americanus Brisson 1762
Bison americanus Brisson 1762
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Bison americanus pennsylvanicus Shoemaker 1915
Bison americanus pennsylvanicus Shoemaker 1915
Bison americanus pennsylvanicus Shoemaker 1915
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Bison bison athabasacae Rhoads 1898
Bison bison athabasacae Rhoads 1898
Bison bison athabascae Rhoads 1898
Bison bison athabascae Rhoads 1898
Bison bison athabascae Rhoads 1898
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Bison bison bison (Linnaeus 1758)
Bison bison bison (Linnaeus 1758)
Bison bison bison (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Bison bison septemtrionalis Figgins 1933
Bison bison septemtrionalis Figgins 1933
Bison bison septemtrionalis Figgins 1933
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Bison sylvestris Hay 1915
Bison sylvestris Hay 1915
Bison sylvestris Hay 1915
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Bos bison Linnaeus 1758
Bos bison Linnaeus 1758
Bos bison Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

Wood Bison
Recognized by USFWS and CITES
American Bison preferred
Buffelo
Recognized by Flickr BHL

Arabic

بيسون أمريكي preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

ամերիկյան բիզոն preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

bisonte americanu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Amerika bizonu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bashkir

Бизон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Амерыканскі бізон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Амэрыканскі бізон

Breton

Bizon Amerika preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

бизон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Burmese

အမေရိကန် နွားထီး preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Bisó americà
Recognized by admin
bisó americà preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

美洲野牛 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chuvash

Бизон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Američki bizon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

bizon americký preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Skovbison preferred
Recognized by CITES

Dutch; Flemish

Amerikaanse bizon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Amerika bizono preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

ameerika piison preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Biisoni
Recognized by admin
Metsäbiisoni
Recognized by CITES
biisoni preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Bison des forêts preferred
Recognized by CITES

Georgian

ბიზონი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Waldbison
Recognized by CITES
Amerikanischer Bison preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

αμερικανικός βίσονας preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

ביזון אמריקאי preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

amerikai bölény preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

bíosún Meiriceánach preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Bisonte americano preferred
Recognized by admin
Bisonte dei boschi
Recognized by CITES

Japanese

アメリカバイソン preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Kazakh

Американ бизоны preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Бизон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

아메리카들소 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Amerikas bizons preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Bizonas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

американски бизон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

അമേരിക്കൻ കാട്ടുപോത്ത് preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nahuatl

Tlācaxōlōtl preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Ayání preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Amerikoonsk biison preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

بوفالوی آمریکایی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

bizon amerykański preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Bisão-americano preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Quechua

Awya Yala Bisunti preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Bizon american preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

американский бизон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

амерички бизон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Američki bizon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Zubor americký preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Bisonte americano de bosque preferred
Recognized by CITES
Bisonte selvático de Athabascal
Recognized by CITES
Ameriški bizon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

skogsbison preferred
Recognized by CITES

Tajik

Бизон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

அமெரிக்கக் காட்டெருது preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Amerika bizonu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Udmurt

Америкаысь бизон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uighur; Uyghur

ئامېرىكا ياۋا كالىسى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Бізон американський preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

Hotoa'e preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Wīnlendisc wesend preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Америкадин бизон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Бизон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Upper Sorbian

Ameriski bizon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Bò rừng bizon Bắc Mỹ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Western Frisian

Amerikaanske bizon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

美洲野牛 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zhuang; Chuang

Vaizcwx meijcouh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

بيسون امريكى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Diq

Bizonê Amerika preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

امریکی بائسن preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pt Br

Bisão-americano preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

美洲野牛 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Bison bison (Linnaeus 1758)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetartiodactyla
Bovidae
83 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
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