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{{Taxonomy
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|infraclass=Holotheria
|superorder= Preptotheria
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|sub=B. b. bonasus<br/>B. b. caucasicus
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|pop=1,800 (2006)
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The '''wisent''' or '''European bison''' (''Bison bonasus''), is the largest living land mammal in Europe, and a relative of the American [[bison]]. At one time nearly extinct, the wisent has made a small comeback through careful breeding of captive individuals, small reintroductions to the wild, and intensive conservation management.
==Description==
The wisent stands between 5 to 7 feet at the shoulder, and weighs up to 2,000 pounds. Body length is just over 10 feet, excluding the tail. The color of the animal is a uniform brown throughout. The extinct subspecies ''B. b. caucasicus'' was slightly smaller, with a warm sepia color to the coat.
The wisent differs from its American relative in having a leaner look; the shoulder hump is less-pronounced, giving the back an almost straight appearance. The tail is longer and hangs down to below the fetlocks, while the body hair is shorter; in the American bison there is a well-defined dark shaggy area forward of the chest, something the wisent lacks.
==References==
<small><references/></small>
[[Category:Mammals]][[Category:Bovids]]
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|pop=1,800 (2006)
|conservation=Threatened<ref>http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/2814/0</ref>
}}
The '''wisent''' or '''European bison''' (''Bison bonasus''), is the largest living land mammal in Europe, and a relative of the American [[bison]]. At one time nearly extinct, the wisent has made a small comeback through careful breeding of captive individuals, small reintroductions to the wild, and intensive conservation management.
==Description==
The wisent stands between 5 to 7 feet at the shoulder, and weighs up to 2,000 pounds. Body length is just over 10 feet, excluding the tail. The color of the animal is a uniform brown throughout. The extinct subspecies ''B. b. caucasicus'' was slightly smaller, with a warm sepia color to the coat.
The wisent differs from its American relative in having a leaner look; the shoulder hump is less-pronounced, giving the back an almost straight appearance. The tail is longer and hangs down to below the fetlocks, while the body hair is shorter; in the American bison there is a well-defined dark shaggy area forward of the chest, something the wisent lacks.
==References==
<small><references/></small>
[[Category:Mammals]][[Category:Bovids]]