Accordion side navigation Bighorn Sheep Desert Bighorn Sheep Overview Monitoring Efforts How to see a Desert Bighorn How You Can Help Scientific Literature & Works Cited Photos Contact Program Peninsular Desert Bighorn Sheep Overview Recovery and Conservation Range and Habitat Bighorn Behavior Photos Selected Program Literature Program Staff Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Overview Disease Risk Natural History Yosemite Bighorn Sequoia Kings Bighorn Migrating Mural Reintroductions See also: Bighorn Sheep Hunting Bighorn Sheep On this page Conservation and Management Plan Taxonomy Size Life Span Range Conservation and Management Plan Update The public comment period for the Draft Conservation and Management Plan for Bighorn Sheep in California (PDF) ended on October 21, 2024. The Plan is now being revised and will be published by the end of the year. Taxonomy Bighorn Sheep on Sand Mountain (2008). Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class: Mammalia Order: Cetartiodactyla Suborder: Ruminantia Family: Bovidae Subfamily: Caprinae Scientific Name (Genus species): Ovis canadensis Size Length: 5 feet Height: 2 ½ – 3 ¼ feet (at shoulders) Weight: Adult Male (Ram) 120 – 220 pounds; Adult Female (Ewe) 100 – 155 pounds Life Span Rams 10 – 13 years maximum; Ewes 12 – 20 years maximum Range Range of Bighorn Sheep in California. PDF version of map.