American bison vs pignut

Bison bison compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American bison	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Bison	Mesosphaerum
Species	Bison bison	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

American bison

NE — Not Evaluated

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American bison	pignut
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).

pignut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

American bison

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