Big game
European bison
Bison bonasus
- Group
- Big game
- Size class
- Giant (300 kg+)
- Family
- Bovidae
Range
- Europe
Habitat
- Forest
Range
Countries it is found in
10 countries
- Belarus
- Bulgaria
- Germany
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- Slovakia
- Ukraine
Range from:ASM Mammal Diversity Database — read 2026-08-05
Field data
Tracks
A photograph of real sign left by European bison. Prints vary with gait, ground and how long they have been there — treat this as one example, not a template.
Track photo:Andre HosperCC BY
Cross-reference
Related species
Its closest relatives in the compendium, nearest kinship first.
Big game
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Same genus (Bison)
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Same subfamily (Bovinae)
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Same subfamily (Bovinae)
AsiaOceania
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Same subfamily (Bovinae)
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Same subfamily (Bovinae)
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Same subfamily (Bovinae)
Africa