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Scientific Name
Ovis canadensis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Ovis canadensis Shaw, 1804
Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (GRSA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Bighorn Sheep
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilyBovidae
SubfamilyCaprinae
GenusOvis
SpeciesOvis canadensis
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Source Code ' Presence' = 1 - Species present in site
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Source Code 'Origin' = 2 - Human Introduction
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Source Code 'Abundance' = 4 - Rare (present, but frequently not encountered)
Seasonality Tags
  • Migratory
    Source Code 'ResStatus' = 6 - Winter Migrant
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
2
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
NJS of the I&M office
Created Date
9/22/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
NJS of the I&M office
Last Modified Date
5/2/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Additional Source Code 'Documentation' = 4 - No written record, but obvious or common species.; Additional Source Code 'DocDate' = 1990; Additional Source Code 'Distribution' = 2 - Data on species' distribution in part of the site; Additional Source Code 'Database' = 3 - Not computerized, but organized, systematic manual fashion; Additional Source Info 'Date' = 02/10/1992;, Park Species Data Source: Converted from GRSA's database, Grsafaun.dbf, by the I&M office.
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