American bison vs Four-barred Major

Bison bison compared with Oxycera rara

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American bison	Four-barred Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Bison	Oxycera
Species	Bison bison	Oxycera rara

Evolutionary Relationship

American bison and Four-barred Major share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

American bison

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-barred Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American bison	Four-barred Major
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American bison

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Four-barred Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

American bison

The American bison (Bison bison) is a species in the genus Bison. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.