American bison vs long yam

Bison bison compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• American bison is Not Evaluated while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American bison	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Bison	Dioscorea
Species	Bison bison	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

American bison

NE — Not Evaluated

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American bison	long yam
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).

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

American bison

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