AnAge entry for Bison bison

Classification (HAGRID: 01558)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Bovidae
                    Genus: Bison
Species: Bison bison
Common name: American bison
Synonyms: Bison bison bison, Bos bison, Bison americanus, Bison sylvestris, Bison americanus pennsylvanicus, Bison bison septemtrionalis, Bison bison athabasacae, Bison americanus, Bison bison athabascae

Maximum longevity: 33.5 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: These animals have been estimated to live up to 25 years in the wild [0542]. Their maximum potential longevity has been estimated at 40 years [0434], though this has not been verified. Record longevity in captivity belongs to one male that was still alive at 33.5 years of age [0671].

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

[1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
[0951] Jurado et al. (2008), Irregular tooth wear and longevity in captive wild ruminants: a pilot survey of necropsy reports (PubMed)
[1142] Kohler et al. (2006), Comparative mortality levels among selected species of captive animals
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0082] Lucini et al. (1998), Ontogeny, postnatal development and ageing of endocrine pancreas in Bubalus bubalis (PubMed)
[0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[1058] Meagher (1986), Bison bison
[0080] Kuck et al. (1982), Total sulfhydryl by raman spectroscopy in the intact lens of several species: variations in the nucleus and along the optical axis during aging (PubMed)