BUL Lion File Lion waiting in Nambia.jpg 150px CAM Kouprey ref name cambodia http www.forestry.gov.kh Documents ROYAL DECREE ENG.pdf Forestry.gov.kh ref File Kouprey at Vincennes Zoo in Paris by Georges ... more details
incomplete date May 2012 Meat nutrients About the animal Taxobox name Bison image Americanbison.jpg image width 200px image caption American Bison American bison American buffalo Bison bison image2 Bison bonasus Linnaeus 1758 .jpg image2 width 200px image2 caption Wisent European bison wisent Bison bonasus regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia infraclassis Eutheria ordo Artiodactyla familia Bovidae subfamilia Bovinae genus bison genus authority Charles Hamilton Smith Hamilton Smith , 1827 subdivision ranks Species subdivision Bison antiquus B. antiquus br American Bison B. bison br Wisent B. bonasus br Bison latifrons B. latifrons br Bison occidentalis B. occidentalis br Steppe Wisent B. priscus Members of the genus Bison are large, even toed ungulate s within the subfamily Bovinae . Two extant taxon extant and four extinction extinct species are recognized. The surviving species are the American bison , also known as the American buffalo although it is only distantly related to the true African buffalo buffalo , Bison bison with two subspecies, the plains bison , Bison bison bison , and the wood bison , Bison bison athabascae , found in North America, and the European bison, or wisent Bison bonasus , found in Europe and the Caucasus . While these species are usually grouped into their own genus , they are sometimes included in the closely related genus Bos , ref Systematic relationships in the Bovini Artiodactyla, Bovidae . In Zeitschrift f r Zoologische Systematik und Evolutionsforschung , 4 264 278., Groves, C. P., 1981. Quoted in http www.bucknell.edu msw3 browse.asp?s y&id 14200668 Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed , Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder editors . 2005. Johns Hopkins University Press Bison . ref together with cattle , gaur , kouprey and yak s, with which bison have a limited ability to Hybrid biology interbreed . Description File Bison on plaque Bedeilhac grottoe Ariege.jpg thumb upright l ... more details
for the march National Emblem Expert subject Countries date February 2009 refimprove date December 2010 A national emblem national symbols symbolically represents a nation . Most national emblems originate in the natural world, such as animals or birds, but another object may serve. National emblems may appear on many things such as the national flag , coat of arms , or other patriotic materials. One should not confuse a formal national emblem with less formal symbols perhaps associated with tourism or clich s, for example windmill s in the Netherlands . Many unofficial symbols are as or even more important than the official ones. However official symbols are defined by law, which guarantees the proper use of them. The national emblems of nations of the world in alphabetical order. National animals National fauna main List of national animals List of national birds Afghanistan Marco Polo Sheep national animal and Lion official Eagle national bird Argentina Cougar Puma , Rufous Hornero bird Armenia Eagle and Lion Albania Double headed eagle Australia Kangaroo , Emu , Koala unofficial Austria Eagle Coat of Arms of Austria Bundesadler Bahamas West Indian Flamingo national bird , Atlantic blue marlin Blue Marlin national fish Bangladesh Bengal Tiger Royal Bengal Tiger National Animal , Oriental Magpie Robin Magpie Robin National Bird , Ilish National Fish Also known as Hilsa Fish Barbados Brown Pelican national bird , Dolphin fish national fish , Flying Fish national dish Belarus Wisent Belgium Lion Leo Belgicus Belize Baird s Tapir Bhutan Takin Budorcas taxicolor tibetana Bolivia Llama , Andean Condor Condor Brazil Jaguar , Macaw Bulgaria Lion Cambodia Lion , Kouprey mammal , Giant Ibis bird , Indian elephant Elephant Canada Beaver , Canadian Horse both official commonly upheld as symbols, though unofficial Canada Lynx , Grizzly Bear , Cougar , Polar Bear , Grey Wolf , Orca Whale Chile Andean Condor Condor , South Andean Deer Huemul People s Republic of China Chinese ... more details
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