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Scientific Name
Bison bison
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Bison bison (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Big Bend National Park (BIBE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
American Bison
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Subfamily | Bovinae |
| Tribe | Bovini |
| Genus | Bos |
| Species | Bison bison |
Occurrence
Not In Park
Occurrence Notes
Extirpated. "In early historic times bison undoubtedly roamed the extensive grasslands of the Trans-Pecos, including areas now in Big Bend National Park," however, the closest documented "preserved materials are from 32 miles east of old Fort Stockton in Pecos County and from ten miles east of Langtry in Val Verde County."; Data Source: Schmidly 1977, Bibkey 176573
Occurrence Tags
- Historical
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
TJM - I&M Office
Created Date
8/2/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
TJM - I&M Office
Last Modified Date
2/8/2010 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Schmidly 1977, Bibkey 176573
