American bison vs Procumbent Cotoneaster

Bison bison compared with Cotoneaster prostratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American bison	Procumbent Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Bison	Cotoneaster
Species	Bison bison	Cotoneaster prostratus

Conservation Status

American bison

NE — Not Evaluated

Procumbent Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American bison	Procumbent Cotoneaster
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).

Procumbent Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

American bison

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