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Desert Bighorn Sheep

Ovis canadensis nelsoni Merriam 1897

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Ovis canadensis nelsoni (Desert Bighorn Sheep) is a subspecies of mammals in the family Bovidae.

EOL has data for 3 attributes, including:

conservation status
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#ConservationStatus
- Definition: degree of conservation concern as assessed by a government agency or other recognized authority such as IUCN or CITES
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endangered
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/federalEndangered
- Definition: The organism has federal Endangered status in the United States of America.
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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desert
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000179
- Definition: A desert biome is a terrestrial biome which loses more liquid water by evapotranspiration than is supplied by precipitation and includes communities adapted to these conditions.
- Comment: Preliminary definition.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Desert bighorn sheep. View this species on GBIF

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