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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. The Bureau of Land Management considered the subspecies "sensitive" to extinction. [2]
The bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) [6] is a species of sheep native to North America. [7] It is named for its large horns. A pair of horns may weigh up to 14 kg (30 lb); [8] the sheep typically weigh up to 143 kg (315 lb). [9] Recent genetic testing indicates three distinct subspecies of Ovis canadensis, one of which is endangered: O. c. sierrae.
Rocky Mountain elk (C. c. nelsoni) Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) White-tailed deer ... Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) Desert bighorn (O. c. nelsoni) Pronghorns.
(Ovis canadensis nelsoni) 1973 Fish: Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncoryhnchus clarki henshawi) 1981 Fossil: Ichthyosaur (Shonisaurus popularis) [1] [2] 1977 Reptile: Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) 1989 Insect: Vivid Dancer Damselfly (Argia vivida) [3] 2009
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) [16] Desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) [17] Desert kangaroo rat (Dipodomys deserti) [18] Desert pocket mouse (Chaetodipus penicillatus) [19] Desert woodrat (Neotoma lepida) [20] Dwarf shrew (Sorex nanus) [21] Elk (Cervus canadensis) [22] Fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes) [3]
Ovis canadensis nelsoni: U.S. (California) Peninsula distinct population segment: E [2] Perdido Key beach mouse: Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis: U.S. (AL, Florida) E Preble's meadow jumping mouse: Zapus hudsonius preblei: U.S. (CO, WY) T Salt marsh harvest mouse: Reithrodontomys raviventris: U.S. (CA) E Shark Bay mouse: Pseudomys praeconis ...
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (CPNWR) is located in southwestern Arizona in the United States, along 56 miles (90 km) of the Mexico–United States border.It is bordered to the north and to the west by the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, to the south by Mexico's El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve, to the northeast by the town of Ajo, and to the southeast by ...
Ovis canadensis californiana (California bighorn sheep) Ovis canadensis nelsoni (peninsular bighorn sheep) Ovis canadensis sierrae (Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep) Panthera onca (jaguar) Pappogeomys alcorni (Alcorn's pocket gopher) Perognathus longimembris pacificus (Pacific pocket mouse) Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola (Key Largo cotton mouse)