Skip to main content
Animal encyclopedia

American Bison

Bison bison

  • Uncommon
  • IUCN NT · Near Threatened
  • Mammal
  • North America

About the American Bison

Known to science as Bison bison, the American Bison is a mammal found in North America. Its habitats include grasslands and forests.

This mammal weighs about 700 kg and can live for around 20 years. At full speed it can reach 55 km/h. Estimates put its population at about 31,000 individuals.

In conservation terms it is listed as Near Threatened (NT), the IUCN category for species that are not threatened today but are close to qualifying for a threatened category. In Animal Gacha, its card has Uncommon rarity. Rarity is a game value informed by conservation status, not an IUCN category. Uncommon cards turn up less often than Common ones.

Field data

Scientific name
Bison bison
Group
Mammal
Region
North America
Habitats
Grassland, Forest
IUCN status
Near Threatened (NT)
Game rarity
Uncommon
Weight
700 kg
Lifespan
20 years
Top speed
55 km/h
Estimated population
31,000

Rarity is a game value informed by conservation status. It is not an IUCN category.

Wildlife data is a general reference and may vary between sources. Animal Gacha is not affiliated with IUCN.

Image credit

Creator
Jack Dykinga
License
Public domainWikimedia Commons public-domain basis: PD USDA ARS
Changes
Cropped and/or resized to 400 x 400 pixels and converted to WebP.
View the original image

Find the American Bison in Animal Gacha

Open packs, add it to your collection and take it into battle on iOS and Android.