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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.
A bull elk grazes in Gibbon Meadows in the west-central portion of the park. An elk grazes with a bison in the park. There are at least 67 species of mammals known to live within Yellowstone National Park, a 2,219,791 acres (898,318 ha) [1] protected area in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. Species are listed by common name ...
Wildlife of the desert scrub plant community includes the federally protected Peninsular Ranges bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) and the desert tortoise (Xerobates agassizii syn. Gopherus agassizii). On both sides of the mountains, montane coniferous forest occurs from around 5,500 to 9,000 ft (1,700 to 2,700 m) in elevation.
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 ...
Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) [4] is a species of sheep in North America [5] with large horns. The horns can weigh up to 30 pounds (14 kg), while the sheep themselves weigh up to 300 pounds (140 kg). [6] Recent genetic testing indicates that there are three distinct subspecies of Ovis canadensis, one of which is endangered: Ovis canadensis ...
Native mammals include the puma (Puma concolor), desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus fuliginatus), bobcat (Lynx rufus), coyote (Canis latrans), fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes), California chipmunk (Tamias obscurus), ornate shrew (Sorex ornatus), [3] and western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus ...
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 ...