Common Name
Bighorn Sheep
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Bovidae
Species Name
Ovis canadensis
Status
Common in historic range
States
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
New Mexico
Nevada
Oregon
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Distribution
Mountainous and hilly areas of the western contiguous US and southern Canada.
Notes
Both sexes equipped with horns.
South Dakota
This species was once common in the foothills.
Texas
The last native sheep was seen in the Van Horn Mts. in 1959. Reintroductions have been very recent. Habitat = rough, rocky mountains with sparse vegetation.