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Bighorn Sheep

Ovis canadensis Shaw 1804

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Ovis canadensis Shaw 1804
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Ovis canadensis
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Kissling et al, 2014, Canada Species List, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, Mexico Species List, North Pacific Species List, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia NN, wikipedia IS, wikipedia SL, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, EOL authors, Wildfinder (WWF), Milk Composition of Non Dairy Animals, and United States Species List
Ovis canadensis
Recognized by CalPhotos, AnAge articles, Fire Effects Information System Animals, Biopix Nature Photos, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, Pantheria, Fire Effects Information System (USDA), and Bioimages Vanderbilt
Ovis canadensis Shaw 1804
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, and GBIF national node type records UK
Ovis canadensis Shaw 1804
Recognized by Freshwater and Marine Image Bank U Washington and Conabio
Ovis canadensis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Kappeler et al 2013, Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), and GGBN data coverage
Ovis canadensis
Recognized by AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, Flickr BHL, vimeo, BHL data coverage, and Flickr Group
Ovis canadensis Shaw 1804
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, TreatmentBank, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Ovis auduboni (Merriam 1901)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as synonym of Ovis canadensis Shaw, 1804)
Ovis canadensis canadensis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Ovis canadensis catclawensis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Ovis canadensis cremnobates
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Ovis catclawensis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Ovis cervina
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Ovis montana
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Ovis pygarus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database

Common Names

English

bighorn sheep preferred
Recognized by Fire Effects Information System Animals, Animal Diversity Web, Paleobiology Database, and admin
Bighorn Sheep
prefer
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Mexican Bighorn Sheep
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Mountain Sheep
prefer
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Bighorn sheep
prefer
Recognized by AnAge and Wikidata Common Names
Argali
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL
American Bighorn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

كبش الجبال الصخرية preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Снежны баран preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

дебелорог овен preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

mufló de les muntanyes Rocoses preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

大角羊 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Američki muflon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

ovce tlustorohá preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Tykhornsfår
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Bighornfår preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Dikhoornschaap (Mexicaanse populatie)
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Dikhoornschaap preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Kanada ŝafo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Lumelammas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Amerikanlammas
prefer
Recognized by admin
Paksusarvilammas
prefer
Recognized by CITES and admin
paksusarvilammas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Bighorn
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Mouflon d'Amérique
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Mouflon du Canada
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Mouflon pachycère
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Mouflon D'Amérique preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Mouflon Du Canada
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Mouflon Pachycère
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Dickhornschaf preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

כבש גדול-קרניים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

kanadai vadjuh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Stórhyrningur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Domba bertanduk besar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

caora mhóradharcach preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Pecora delle Montagne Rocciose preferred
Recognized by CITES

Japanese

ビッグホーン preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Sabaw qoý preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Сабау қой preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ساباۋ قوي preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

큰뿔양 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Snieginis avinas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

ബിഗ് ഹോൺ ഷീപ്പ് preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Tsétah dibé preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

tjukkhornsau preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
tykkhornsau preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

گوسفند بزرگ‌شاخ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

owca kanadyjska preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Carneiro-selvagem preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

muflon candian preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Толсторог preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sakha

Чубуку preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Амерички муфлон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Američki muflon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Ovca hruborohá preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Borrego cimarron
prefer
Recognized by Conabio
Borrego cimarrón
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Carnero del Canadá
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Carnero salvaje
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Borrego Cimarrón preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Carnero Del Canadá
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Carnero Salvaje
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Debeloroga ovca preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

tjockhornsfår
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Tjockhornsfår preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Amerika yaban koyunu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Товсторіг preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Cừu núi Bắc Mỹ sừng lớn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

كبش الجبال الصخريه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr Ec

Амерички муфлон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr El

Američki muflon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

大角羊 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

大角羊 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

大角羊 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

大角羊 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

大角羊 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Ovis canadensis Shaw 1804

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Cetartiodactyla
Ruminantia
Bovidae
Caprinae
Ovis Linnaeus 1758
Ovis canadensis Shaw 1804 (this page)
Ovis canadensis auduboni Merriam 1901
Ovis canadensis californiana Douglas 1829
Ovis canadensis canadensis Shaw 1804
Ovis canadensis cremnobates Elliot 1904
Ovis canadensis mexicana Merriam 1901
Ovis canadensis nelsoni Merriam 1897
Ovis canadensis sierrae Grinnell 1912
Ovis canadensis weemsi Goldman 1937
Ovis ammon (Linnaeus 1758)
Ovis aries Linnaeus 1758
Ovis dalli Nelson 1884
Ovis nivicola Eschscholtz 1829

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Artiodactyla Owen 1848
Bovidae Gray 1821
Caprinae Gray 1821
Ovis Linnaeus 1758
Ovis canadensis Shaw 1804 (this page)
Ovis canadensis auduboni Merriam 1901
Ovis canadensis californiana Douglas 1829
Ovis canadensis canadensis Shaw 1804
Ovis canadensis cremnobates Elliot 1904
Ovis canadensis mexicana Merriam 1901
Ovis canadensis nelsoni Merriam 1897
Ovis canadensis sierrae Grinnell 1912
Ovis canadensis weemsi Goldman 1937
Ovis ammon (Linnaeus 1758)
Ovis aries Linnaeus 1758
Ovis dalli Nelson 1884
Ovis nivicola Eschscholtz 1829

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Ovis canadensis Shaw 1804 (this page)
Ovis canadensis auduboni Merriam 1901
Ovis canadensis californiana Douglas 1829
Ovis canadensis canadensis Shaw 1804
Ovis canadensis cremnobates Elliot 1904
Ovis canadensis mexicana Merriam 1901
Ovis canadensis nelsoni Merriam 1897
Ovis canadensis sierrae Grinnell 1912
Ovis canadensis weemsi Goldman 1937
Ovis ammon (Linnaeus 1758)
Ovis aries Linnaeus 1758
Ovis dalli Nelson 1884
Ovis nivicola Eschscholtz 1829

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Cetartiodactyla
Ruminantia
Bovidae
Caprinae
Ovis Linnaeus 1758
Ovis canadensis Shaw 1804 (this page)
Ovis canadensis auduboni Merriam 1901
Ovis canadensis californiana Douglas 1829
Ovis canadensis canadensis Shaw 1804
Ovis canadensis cremnobates Elliot 1904
Ovis canadensis mexicana Merriam 1901
Ovis canadensis nelsoni Merriam 1897
Ovis canadensis weemsi Goldman 1937
Ovis ammon (Linnaeus 1758)
Ovis aries Linnaeus 1758
Ovis dalli Nelson 1884
Ovis nivicola Eschscholtz 1829

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Ovis canadensis Shaw 1804 (this page)
Ovis canadensis auduboni Merriam 1901
Ovis canadensis californiana Douglas 1829
Ovis canadensis canadensis Shaw 1804
Ovis canadensis cremnobates Elliot 1904
Ovis canadensis mexicana Merriam 1901
Ovis canadensis nelsoni Merriam 1897
Ovis canadensis sierrae Grinnell 1912
Ovis canadensis weemsi Goldman 1937
Ovis ammon (Linnaeus 1758)
Ovis aries Linnaeus 1758
Ovis dalli Nelson 1884
Ovis nivicola Eschscholtz 1829

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Artiodactyla
Bovidae
Ovis Linnaeus 1758
Ovis canadensis Shaw 1804 (this page)
Ovis canadensis auduboni Merriam 1901
Ovis canadensis californiana Douglas 1829
Ovis canadensis canadensis
Ovis canadensis cremnobates Elliot 1904
Ovis canadensis liardensis Lydekker 1898
Ovis canadensis mexicana Merriam 1901
Ovis canadensis nelsoni Merriam 1897
Ovis canadensis nivicola
Ovis canadensis weemsi Goldman 1937
Ovis ammon (Linnaeus 1758)
Ovis aries Linnaeus 1758
Ovis burrhel Blyth 1840
Ovis californianus Douglas 1829
Ovis cervina Desmarest 1804
Ovis dalli Nelson 1884
Ovis dorshi Frick 1937
Ovis gmelini Linnaeus 1758
Ovis gmelinii Blyth 1841
Ovis nahoor
Ovis nivicola Eschscholtz 1829
Ovis sairensis Lydekker 1898
Ovis sculptorum Blyth 1840
Ovis shantungensis Mastumoto 1926

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Artiodactyla Owen 1848
Bovidae Gray 1821
Caprinae Gray 1821
Ovis Linnaeus 1758
Ovis canadensis Shaw 1804 (this page)
Ovis canadensis auduboni Merriam 1901
Ovis canadensis californiana Douglas 1829
Ovis canadensis canadensis Shaw 1804
Ovis canadensis cremnobates Elliot 1904
Ovis canadensis mexicana Merriam 1901
Ovis canadensis nelsoni Merriam 1897
Ovis canadensis sierrae Grinnell 1912
Ovis canadensis weemsi Goldman 1937
Ovis ammon (Linnaeus 1758)
Ovis aries Linnaeus 1758
Ovis dalli Nelson 1884
Ovis nivicola Eschscholtz 1829

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetartiodactyla
Bovidae
Ovis canadensis Shaw 1804 (this page)
Aepyceros melampus subsp. melampus (Lichtenstein 1812)
Ammodorcas clarkei (Thomas 1891)
Ammotragus lervia (Pallas 1777)
Antidorcas marsupialis (Zimmermann 1780)
Antilope cervicapra (Linnaeus 1758)
Bison bison (Linnaeus 1758)
Bison bonasus (Linnaeus 1758)
Bos gaurus C. H. Smith 1827
Bos javanicus d'Alton 1823
Bos mutus (Przewalski 1883)
Bos primigenius Bojanus 1827
Bos sauveli Urbain 1937
Boselaphus tragocamelus (Pallas 1766)
Bubalus depressicornis (C. H. Smith 1827)
Bubalus mindorensis Heude 1888
Capricornis sumatraensis (Bechstein 1799)
Cephalophus ogilbyi subsp. brookei Thomas 1903
Cephalophus ogilbyi subsp. ogilbyi (Waterhouse 1838)
Damaliscus lunatus subsp. superstes Cotterill 2003
Damaliscus pygargus (Pallas 1767)
Damaliscus pygargus subsp. phillipsi Harper 1939
Hippotragus equinus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1803)
Hippotragus leucophaeus (Pallas 1766)
Hippotragus niger (Harris 1838)
Hippotragus niger subsp. variani Thomas 1916
Kobus ellipsiprymnus (Ogilbyi 1833)
Kobus ellipsiprymnus subsp. defassa (Rüppell 1835)
Kobus ellipsiprymnus subsp. ellipsiprymnus (Ogilbyi 1833)
Kobus kob (Erxleben 1777)
Kobus kob subsp. kob (Erxleben 1777)
Kobus kob subsp. leucotis (Lichtenstein & Peters 1853)
Kobus kob subsp. thomasi (P. L. Sclater 1896)
Kobus leche Gray 1850
Kobus leche subsp. anselli Cotterill 2005
Kobus leche subsp. kafuensis Haltenorth 1963
Kobus leche subsp. leche Gray 1850
Kobus leche subsp. robertsi (W. Rothschild 1907)
Kobus leche subsp. smithemani (Lydekker 1900)
Kobus megaceros (Fitzinger 1855)
Kobus vardonii (Livingstone 1857)
Litocranius walleri (Brooke 1879)
Madoqua guentheri Thomas 1894
Madoqua kirkii (Günther 1880)
Madoqua piacentinii Drake-Brockman 1911
Madoqua saltiana (de Blainville 1816)
Naemorhedus baileyi Pocock 1914
Naemorhedus caudatus (Milne-Edwards 1867)
Naemorhedus goral (Hardwicke 1825)
Neotragus batesi de Winton 1903
Neotragus pygmaeus (Linnaeus 1758)
Nesotragus moschatus Von Dueben 1846
Oreotragus oreotragus (Zimmermann 1783)
Oreotragus oreotragus subsp. porteousi Lydekker 1911
Oryx beisa (Rüppell 1835)
Oryx beisa subsp. beisa (Rüppell 1835)
Oryx beisa subsp. callotis Thomas 1892
Oryx dammah (Cretzschmar 1826)
Oryx gazella (Linnaeus 1758)
Oryx leucoryx (Pallas 1777)
Ourebia ourebi (Zimmermann 1783)
Ourebia ourebi subsp. haggardi (Thomas 1895)
Ourebia ourebi subsp. kenyae Meinhertzhagen 1905
Ovibos moschatus (Zimmermann 1780)
Ovis ammon (Linnaeus 1758)
Ovis nivicola Eschcholtz 1829
Pantholops hodgsonii (Abel 1826)
Pelea capreolus (Forster 1790)
Procapra gutturosa (Pallas 1777)
Procapra picticaudata Hodgson 1846
Procapra przewalskii (Büchner 1891)
Pseudois nayaur subsp. schaeferi Haltenorth 1963
Pseudoryx nghetinhensis Dung, Giao, Chinh, Touc, Arctander & MacKinnon 1993
Raphicerus campestris (Thunberg 1811)
Raphicerus melanotis (Thunberg 1811)
Raphicerus sharpei Thomas 1897
Redunca arundinum (Boddaert 1785)
Redunca fulvorufula (Afzelius 1815)
Redunca fulvorufula subsp. adamauae Pfeffer 1962
Redunca fulvorufula subsp. chanleri (W. Rothschild 1895)
Redunca fulvorufula subsp. fulvorufula (Afzelius 1815)
Redunca redunca (Pallas 1767)
Rupicapra pyrenaica Bonaparte 1845
Saiga tatarica (Linnaeus 1766)
Saiga tatarica subsp. mongolica Bannikov 1946
Saiga tatarica subsp. tatarica (Linnaeus 1766)
Sylvicapra grimmia (Linnaeus 1758)
Syncerus caffer (Sparrman 1779)
Tetracerus quadricornis (de Blainville 1816)
Tragelaphus angasii Angas 1849
Tragelaphus buxtoni (Lydekker 1910)
Tragelaphus derbianus subsp. derbianus (Gray 1847)
Tragelaphus derbianus subsp. gigas (Heuglin 1863)
Tragelaphus eurycerus (Ogilbyi 1837)
Tragelaphus eurycerus subsp. eurycerus (Ogilbyi 1837)
Tragelaphus eurycerus subsp. isaaci (Thomas 1902)
Tragelaphus imberbis (Blyth 1869)
Tragelaphus oryx (Pallas 1766)
Tragelaphus scriptus (Pallas 1766)
Tragelaphus spekii Speke 1863
Tragelaphus strepsiceros (Pallas 1766)
83 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Artiodactyla
Ruminantia
Pecora
Bovidae
Caprinae
Ovis
Ovis canadensis (this page)
Ovis canadensis canadensis
Ovis canadensis cremnobates
Ovis canadensis mexicana
Ovis canadensis nelsoni
Ovis canadensis sierrae
Ovis canadensis weemsi
Ovis ammon
Ovis aries
Ovis canadensis × Ovis aries
Ovis dalli
Ovis nivicola
Ovis orientalis
Ovis orientalis × Ovis vignei
Ovis vignei
unclassified Ovis

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Fereuungulata
Euungulata
Cetartiodactyla
Artiofabula
Cetruminantia
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia
Pecora
Bovoidea
Bovidae
Caprinae
Ovis
Ovis canadensis (this page)
Ovis canadensis auduboni
Ovis canadensis californiana
Ovis canadensis canadensis
Ovis canadensis cremnobates
Ovis canadensis liardensis
Ovis canadensis mexicana
Ovis canadensis nelsoni
Ovis canadensis sierrae
Ovis canadensis weemsi
Ovis
Ovis ammon
Ovis arabica
Ovis aries
Ovis aris
Ovis blanfordi
Ovis bochariensis
Ovis burrhel
Ovis californianus
Ovis collium
Ovis cycloceros
Ovis dalli
Ovis darwini
Ovis gmelini
Ovis hodgsoni
Ovis jubata
Ovis karelini
Ovis musimon
Ovis nayaur
Ovis nigrimontana
Ovis nivicola
Ovis orientalis
Ovis polii
Ovis punjabiensis
Ovis sairensis
Ovis sculptorum
Ovis severtzovi
Ovis vignei
Pachyceros
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