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Search the Nomenclature
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Taxonomy
For
Ovis canadensis
Currently Accepted Name:
Ovis canadensis
Shaw, 1804
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
English Name(s)
bighorn sheep
Spanish Name(s)
borrego cimarrón
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom -
Animalia
- Animals
Phylum -
Chordata
- Chordates
Subphylum -
Vertebrata
- Vertebrates
Class -
Mammalia
- Mammals
Subclass -
Theria
Infraclass -
Eutheria
Order -
Artiodactyla
- Cloven-hoofed Ungulates
Family -
Bovidae
- Bovids
Genus -
Ovis
- sheep
Species - Ovis canadensis - bighorn sheep
