European bison

Bison bonasus · Bovidae

The European bison or the European wood bison, also known as the wisent, the zubr, or sometimes colloquially as the European buffalo, is a European species of bison. It is one of two extant species of bison, alongside the American bison. The European bison is the heaviest wild land animal in Europe, and individuals in the past may have been even larger than their modern-day descendants.

Where the European bison lives

Recorded in Poland, Netherlands, Russia, Belarus, Germany and Denmark (Europe).

Most records fall in Podlachian, Noord-Holland, Noord-Brabant, Vladimir, Gelderland and Minsk.

See the European bison’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Near threatened (NT). Not at risk yet, but could be soon. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 4,010 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.