The American bison (Bison bison; pl.: bison), commonly known as the American buffalo, or simply buffalo (not to be confused with true buffalo), is a species of bison that is endemic to North America. It is one of two extant species of bison, along with the European bison.

The American bison and the European bison (wisent) are among the largest surviving terrestrial animals in North America and Europe. They are typical artiodactyl (cloven hooved) ungulates, and are similar in appearance to other bovines such as cattle and true buffalo.

Amerika bizonu (Bison bison), boynuzlugiller (Bovidae) familyasının sığırlar (Bovinae) alt familyasında yer alan bir türdür. Kuzey Amerika 'nın en büyük kara memelisi olan Amerika bizonu, dünyanın da en büyük vahşi sığır türlerinden biridir.

Bison, symbolic animals of the Great Plains, are often mistakenly called buffaloes. By any name, they are formidable beasts and the heaviest land animals in North America.

The American bison (B. bison), commonly known as the buffalo or the plains buffalo, is native to North America, and the European bison (B. bonasus), or wisent, is native to Europe.

There are two bison subspecies, the plains bison and the wood bison. Today there are roughly 31,000 wild bison in North America (20,000 plains bison and 11,000 wood bison).

Bison are the iconic image of the Great Plains and the Old West. They are massive, shaggy beasts and the heaviest land animals in North America. Despite their hefty size, bison are quick on...

The American bison (Bison bison), often called the buffalo, is the largest land mammal in North America and one of the most ecologically significant animals on Earth.

Explore the American Bison through field photography and a detailed Naturepedia Species Plate. Learn its habitat, behavior, diet, adaptations, ecological role, and conservation recovery across North America.

American Bison, North America's largest land mammal, once numbered in the tens of millions before near-extinction and recovery as the U.S. national mammal.