Borrego cimarrón vs Snow Sheep

Ovis canadensis compared with Ovis nivicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borrego cimarrón	Snow Sheep
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family same	Bovidae (Bovids)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus same	Ovis	Ovis
Species	Ovis canadensis	Ovis nivicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Borrego cimarrón and Snow Sheep share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ovis.

Conservation Status

Borrego cimarrón

LC — Least Concern

Snow Sheep

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borrego cimarrón	Snow Sheep
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borrego cimarrón

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snow Sheep

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Borrego cimarrón

The Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) is a species in the genus Ovis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.