| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Chordata |
| Class: Mammalia |
| Subclass: Theria |
| Infraclass: Eutheria |
| Superorder: Afrotheria |
| Order: Probiscidea |
| Family: Mammutidae |
| Genus: Mammut |
| Subgenus: Missourium |
| Species: M. Furlongi |
| Subpecies: Nominate |
Profile[]
Common Name: Black Butte Mastodont;
Binomial Epithet: Mammut Furlongi;
Pronunciation: mahs-toad-awnt; mam-ut; fehr-lown-ee;
Name Meaning: (mastodont) Breast Tooth; (mammut) Mammoth; (furlongi) After its discoverer, J. Furlong;
Approx. Average Weight: Almost 1 tonn
Diet: Most Vegetation
Closest Living Relative(s): Elephants (although only very distantly related)
Dangers: (Adults) Man; Bears; American Mastodonts; Other B.B. Mastodonts;
(Young) Man; Bears; Older Mastodonts; American Cheetahs;
Size: (young) Small Car
(adult) Slightly smaller than the African Elephant
Location(s): Pacific Northwest