The European bison is the heaviest European herbivore. A mature adult is 2 to 3.5 meters in length, stands 1.5 to 2 meters tall, and can weigh as much as 900 kilos. Their native range covered most of the cooler regions in Europe and extended into the Caucasus Mountains. Deciduous and mixed forests were ideal habitats. The European bison is a browser and the American bison is a grazer. Browsers primarily feed on leaves, shoots, and fruit; grazers rely more on grass. Several European cities have used the bison in their local coat of arms. Svislach is a town in Belarus, Perloja is in Lithuania, and Żywiec is located in Poland.
