desert bighorn sheep

subspecies of sheep native to North America
Taxon taxon Q1107889
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desert bighorn sheep

Summary

desert bighorn sheep is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (769 views/month, #1,496 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • desert bighorn sheep's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • desert bighorn sheep is classified at the rank of subspecies[4].
  • desert bighorn sheep is classified within bighorn sheep[5].
  • desert bighorn sheep's scientific name is Ovis canadensis nelsoni[6].
  • desert bighorn sheep's Commons category is recorded as Ovis canadensis nelsoni[7].
  • desert bighorn sheep's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ovis canadensis nelsoni[8].
  • desert bighorn sheep's Commons gallery is recorded as Ovis canadensis nelsoni[9].

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Classification

desert bighorn sheep's scientific name is Ovis canadensis nelsoni[6]. It is classified at the rank of subspecies[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon bighorn sheep[5].

Identifiers

desert bighorn sheep's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 145539[10]. desert bighorn sheep's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 112261[11]. desert bighorn sheep's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4447622[12]. desert bighorn sheep's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4262556[13]. desert bighorn sheep's ITIS TSN is recorded as 898805[14].

Why It Matters

desert bighorn sheep ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (769 views/month, #1,496 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon bighorn sheep
    Instance of taxon
    Aliases
    Taxon rank subspecies
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