American Mastodon
Mammut americanum
Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Proboscidea
Mammutidae
Mammut
Herbivore
9-10 feet
7.5 - 9 tons
4
Earth
North America
Taiga, Temperate Forests, Boreal Forests, Wetlands, Prairires, Deserts
Critically Endangered (de-extinct)
American Lion, Saber-toothed Cats, Short-faced Bears, Wolves, Humans
9,000 BCE
The American Mastodon (Mammut Americanum) is a species of proboscidean native to much of continental North America. It went extinct around 9,000 BCE but was brought back to life via cloning and temporal dislocation technologies by the Greene Foundation in the late 2000's.
Ecology
The American Mastodon had tusks that sometimes exceed 16 feet in length; they curve upwards, but less dramatically than those of the woolly mammoth. Its main habitat was cold spruce woodlands, where they browse in herds of up to 20 individuals.
About 150 American Mastodons have been introduced across North America from Alaska, Ontario and New England in the north, to Florida, and as far south as Honduras. With the majority of the animals living in Yellowstone National Park and Northern Minnesota.
Conservation
American Mastodons are found at the Minnesota Zoo, Maple Hills Zoo, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and The Wilds