bighorn sheep

Summary

bighorn sheep is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.37% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,789 views/month, #729 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• bighorn sheep's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• bighorn sheep is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• bighorn sheep's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• bighorn sheep is classified within Ovis^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, bighorn sheep is Ovis canadensis^[7].
• bighorn sheep's Commons category is recorded as Ovis canadensis^[8].
• bighorn sheep began on -700000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[9].
• bighorn sheep's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ovis canadensis^[10].
• bighorn sheep's Commons gallery is recorded as Ovis canadensis^[11].
• bighorn sheep's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'O. canadensis'}^[12].
• bighorn sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bighorn sheep'}^[13].
• bighorn sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Borrego Cimarrón'}^[14].
• bighorn sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Carnero Del Canadá'}^[15].
• bighorn sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Carnero Salvaje'}^[16].
• bighorn sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Mouflon D'Amérique"}^[17].
• bighorn sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mouflon Du Canada'}^[18].
• bighorn sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mouflon Pachycère'}^[19].
• bighorn sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bighorn Sheep'}^[20].
• bighorn sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mountain Sheep'}^[21].
• bighorn sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American Bighorn'}^[22].
• bighorn sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dickhornschaf'}^[23].
• bighorn sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'owca kanadyjska'}^[24].
• bighorn sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'pecora delle Montagne Rocciose'}^[25].
• bighorn sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'tjockhornsfår'}^[26].
• bighorn sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Tykhornsfår'}^[27].

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Classification

bighorn sheep's scientific name is Ovis canadensis^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Ovis^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bighorn sheep'}^[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Borrego Cimarrón'}^[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Carnero Del Canadá'}^[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Carnero Salvaje'}^[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Mouflon D'Amérique"}^[17], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mouflon Du Canada'}^[18].

Identifiers

bighorn sheep's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42391^[28]. bighorn sheep's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 37174^[29]. bighorn sheep's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328658^[30]. bighorn sheep's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441119^[31]. bighorn sheep's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180711^[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for bighorn sheep include Big Horn County^[33], a county of Montana^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1913^[36] and Koip Peak^[37], a mountain^[38], in United States^[39].

Why It Matters

bighorn sheep ranks in the top 0.37% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,789 views/month, #729 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for it include Big Horn County^[33], a county of Montana^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1913^[36] and Koip Peak^[37], a mountain^[38], in United States^[39].