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Peninsular Bighorn Sheep

two male desert bighorn sheep run down a rocky slope, their curving horns glowing in the afternoon sunlight
Common Name
Desert Bighorn Sheep
Nelson's bighorn sheep
Nelson bighorn sheep
Peninsular bighorn sheep
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The table below is a high-level overview of the subsequent branches of this taxon, organized by taxonomic level and further subdivided by items that FWS focuses on, either through a regulatory or other capacity. You can change your list view by selecting an option from the overview table:

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Branches of Ovis canadensis nelsoni

Taxonomic LevelTaxaFWS Focus
All Subtaxa00

Location in Taxonomic Tree

KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
InfrakingdomDeuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
InfraphylumGnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilyBovidae
SubfamilyCaprinae
GenusOvis
SpeciesOvis canadensisFWS Focus
SubspeciesOvis canadensis nelsoniFWS Focus

Viewing: descendants of Ovis canadensis nelsoni