Bison bonasus

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q81091
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Bison bonasus

Summary

Bison bonasus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.43% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,750 views/month, #848 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bison bonasus received the Animal of the Year[3].
  • Bison bonasus received the Animal of the Year[4].
  • Bison bonasus's instance of is recorded as taxon[5].
  • Bison bonasus is classified at the rank of species[6].
  • Bison bonasus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[7].
  • Bison bonasus belongs to the parent taxon Bison[8].
  • Bison bonasus's scientific name is Bison bonasus[9].
  • Bison bonasus's Commons category is recorded as Bison bonasus[10].
  • Bison bonasus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bison bonasus[11].
  • Bison bonasus's Commons gallery is recorded as Bison bonasus[12].
  • Bison bonasus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Bison bonasus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Bison bonasus's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[15].
  • Bison bonasus's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[16].
  • Bison bonasus's original combination is recorded as Bos bonasus[17].
  • Bison bonasus's this taxon is source of is recorded as buff leather[18].
  • Bison bonasus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. bonasus'}[19].
  • Bison bonasus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European bison'}[20].
  • Bison bonasus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bisonte Europeo'}[21].
  • Bison bonasus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Bison D'Europe"}[22].
  • Bison bonasus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Bison'}[23].
  • Bison bonasus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wisent'}[24].
  • Bison bonasus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wisent'}[25].
  • Bison bonasus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Europäischer Wisent'}[26].
  • Bison bonasus is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'bisonte europeo'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Bison bonasus is Bison bonasus[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[6]. It belongs to the parent taxon Bison[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European bison'}[20], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bisonte Europeo'}[21], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Bison D'Europe"}[22], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wisent'}[24], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wisent'}[25], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Europäischer Wisent'}[26].

Identifiers

Bison bonasus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42407[28]. Bison bonasus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9902[29]. Bison bonasus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328110[30]. Bison bonasus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441184[31]. Bison bonasus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 183836[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Bison bonasus include Zubr-class LCAC[33], a watercraft class[34].

Why It Matters

Bison bonasus ranks in the top 0.43% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,750 views/month, #848 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for it include Zubr-class LCAC[33], a watercraft class[34].

FAQs

What awards did Bison bonasus receive?

Honors received include Animal of the Year[3] and Animal of the Year[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . deutschewildtierstiftung.de. Retrieved . deutschewildtierstiftung.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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