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title: "Bighorn Sheep"
description: "Ovis canadensis — Mammiferi. The bighorn sheep or bighorn is a species of sheep native to North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/bighorn-sheep
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bighorn Sheep

> Ovis canadensis — Mammiferi. The bighorn sheep or bighorn is a species of sheep native to North America.

- Scientific name: *Ovis canadensis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Montagne), `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 33311
- Wikidata: [Q189466](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189466)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42391](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42391)

## Names

- en: Bighorn Sheep
- de: Dickhornschaf
- es: Borrego cimarrón
- fr: Mouflon canadien
- nl: Dikhoornschaap
- pt: Carneiro-selvagem
- pl: Owca kanadyjska

## Countries with the most observations

US (23966), CA (6903), MX (235)

## Summary

The bighorn sheep or bighorn is a species of sheep native to North America. It is named for its large horns. A pair of horns may weigh up to 14 kg (30 lb); the sheep typically weigh up to 143 kg (315 lb). Recent genetic testing indicates three distinct subspecies of Ovis canadensis, one of which is endangered: O. c. sierrae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bighorn_sheep

## Photo

![Bighorn Sheep](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bighorn-sheep/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/264760112

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bighorn-sheep?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).