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Desert bighorn sheep

Mammals

The desert bighorn sheep is a subspecies of bighorn sheep native to the deserts of the United States Intermountain West and southwestern regions, as well as northwestern Mexico. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has classified the subspecies as sensitive to extinction. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G3 Vulnerable 4
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 1
Scientific Name
Ovis canadensis nelsoni 5
Conservation Status
Extinct 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Bovidae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Desert bighorn sheep

In Biome

Desert, Biomes
Source Wikidata: Desert bighorn sheep

In Ecosystem

Chihuahuan Desert, Ecosystems
Source Desert bighorn sheep (Wikipedia)
Mojave Desert, Ecosystems
Source Desert bighorn sheep (Wikipedia)
Sonoran Desert, Ecosystems
Source Desert bighorn sheep (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Ovis canadensis
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
    Native Americans and early settlers prized bighorn meat as the most palatable of American big-game species.
  • Primary Diet, Ovis canadensis
    Primary Diet herbivore herbivore
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES Appendix II
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2. Desert bighorn sheep (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The Bureau of Land Management considered the subspecies "sensitive" to extinction.
  • Introduction
    The desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) is a subspecies of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) that is native to the deserts of the United States' Intermountain West and southwestern regions, as well as northwestern Mexico.
  • In Ecosystem: Sonoran Desert, Distribution
    The range of the desert bighorn sheep includes habitats in the Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert, Great Basin Desert, and Chihuahuan Desert, as well as the Colorado Plateau.
  • In Ecosystem: Chihuahuan Desert, Distribution
    The range of the desert bighorn sheep includes habitats in the Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert, Great Basin Desert, and Chihuahuan Desert, as well as the Colorado Plateau.
  • In Ecosystem: Mojave Desert, Distribution
    The range of the desert bighorn sheep includes habitats in the Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert, Great Basin Desert, and Chihuahuan Desert, as well as the Colorado Plateau.
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3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
4. NatureServe: NatureServe Explorer: Ovis canadensis nelsoni
NatureServeGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "T3"
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5. Wikipedia: Desert bighorn sheep
WikipediaWikidata Q1107889 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
Wikidata: Desert bighorn sheep
  • Child Taxon Of: Bovidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • In Biome: Desert, Introduction
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