American Bison (Bos bison) wildspecies.ca

Sensitive

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Mammals

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Common Names

English common name:

American Bison

French common name:

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	American Bison	Bison
2005	American Bison	Bison
2010	American Bison	Bison
2015	American Bison
2020	American Bison

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Mammalia

Subclass

Theria

Infraclass

Eutheria

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Bos bison	Bovidae	Artiodactyla
2005	Bos bison	Bovidae	Artiodactyla
2010	Bison bison	Bovidae	Artiodactyla
2015	Bos bison	Bovidae	Artiodactyla
2020	Bos bison	Bovidae	Artiodactyla

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change
2000	Vulnerable
2005	Imperiled	Increased level of risk.	New COSEWIC assessment.
2010	Imperiled
2015	Vulnerable	Reduced level of risk.	New COSEWIC assessment.
2020	Vulnerable

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Vulnerable - N3
2020	Vulnerable - N3

Yukon
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Northwest Territories
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1S2
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1S2

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Alberta
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Imperiled - S2
2020	Imperiled - S2

Saskatchewan
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Imperiled - S2S3
2020	Imperiled - S2S3

Manitoba
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SX
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SX

Ontario
2000	Exotic - 7
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Quebec
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present