Animals / Mammal

Bighorn sheep

Ovis canadensis · Bovidae

The bighorn sheep or bighorn is a species of sheep native to North America. It is named for its large horns, a pair of them may weigh up to 14 kg (30 lb); the sheep altogether typically weigh up to 143 kg (315 lb). Recent genetic testing indicates three distinct subspecies of Ovis canadensis, one of which is endangered: O.

Where the Bighorn sheep lives

Recorded in United States of America, Canada and Mexico (North America).

Most records fall in Alberta, California, Colorado, Montana, British Columbia and Nevada.

See the Bighorn sheep’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 25,630 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.