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Ovis canadensis nelsoni Merriam, 1897

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SUBSPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Artiodactyla
family
Bovidae
genus
Ovis
species
Ovis canadensis

Name

Homonyms
Ovis canadensis nelsoni Merriam, 1897
Common names
Borrego cimarrón del desierto in Spanish
Borrego cimarrón mexicano in Spanish
Mexican Bighorn Sheep in English
Mouflon du désert in French
Mouflon mexicain in French
Nelson bighorn sheep in English
Nelson bighorn sheep in English
Nelson bighorn sheep in English
Nelson's bighorn sheep in English
Nelson's bighorn sheep in English
Nelson's bighorn sheep in English
Peninsular Desert Bighorn Sheep in English
Peninsular bighorn sheep in English
Peninsular bighorn sheep in English
Peninsular bighorn sheep in English
Weems' Bighorn Sheep in English
Woestijndikhoornschaap in Dutch
desert bighorn sheep in English
desert bighorn sheep in English
desert bighorn sheep in English
ovce Nelsonova in Czech
ovce mexická in Czech
owca pustynna in Polish
Ørkentykkhornsau in Norwegian Bokmål
Пустынный толсторог in Russian
خروف كبير القرون الصحراوي in Arabic
خروف كبير القرون المكسيكي in Arabic
ネルソンビッグホーン in Japanese
メキシコビッグホーン in Japanese
沙漠大角羊 in Chinese

Bibliographic References

  1. Burgin, Connor J., Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier, Anthony B. Rylands, et al., 2020: null. Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 2. Eulipotyphla to Carnivora. 535.
  2. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1998: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for the Peninsular Ranges Population Segment of the Desert Bighorn Sheep in Southern California. Federal Register, vol. 63, no. 52. 13134-13150.
  3. Wilson, D. E., and R. A. Mittermeier, eds., 2011: null. Handbook of the Mammals of the World, vol. 2: Hoofed Mammals. 885.
  4. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142.
  5. Wilson, Don E., and Sue Ruff, eds., 1999: null. The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals. xxv + 750.
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