# Wisent (*Bos bonasus*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/wisent  
Data as of: 2026-11-11

The wisent (Bos bonasus) is a species in the family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla. Recorded adults weigh 500 kg to 731.4 kg and live up to 27 years.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 500 kg – 731.4 kg |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 27 years |
| Diet | Herbivore |
| Longest recorded lifespan | 33.5 years |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded |
| Gestation | 274 days |
| Young per litter or clutch | 1 |
| Age at maturity | 2.25 years – 2.5 years |
| Litters or clutches a year | 1 |
| Active | Day and night (cathemeral) |
| Lifestyle | Terrestrial |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Mammalia
- order: Artiodactyla
- family: Bovidae
- genus: Bos
- species: *Bos bonasus* Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms: *Bison bonasus*, *Bison bonasus bonasus*, *Bison bonasus hungarorum*, *Bison europaeus*, *Bos bonasus bonasus*, *Bos bonasus hungarorum*

## Common questions

### How big is the wisent?

An adult wisent weighs 500 kg – 731.4 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### How long does the wisent live?

The wisent has a recorded lifespan of 27 years.

### How long is the wisent pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 274 days.

### What kind of animal is the wisent?

The wisent (Bos bonasus) belongs to the family Bovidae in the order Artiodactyla.

## Sources

- [An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1), CC0 1.0, E096-269. Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1
- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1), CC0 1.0, 1.0. Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1

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