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Ovis Linnaeus, 1758
Sheep
Ovis Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (edn. 10) 1: 70, TS: Ovis aries Linnaeus
Ammon Blainville, 1816; Bull. Soc. Philomat.: 76
Aries
Musmon Schrank, 1798; Fauna Boica, 1: 81
Aeogoceros Pallas, 1811; Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, 1: 230
Argali Gray, 1852; Catal. Ungulate Mammals Brit. Mus.: 174
Caprovis Hodgson, 1847; Journ Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 16: 702
Musimon Pallas, 1786; Spicilegia Zoologica, v. 2, fasc. 2
Pachyceros

A major contribution to the content of this page comes from [G. Skutâns], proposing either 7 or 5 species conception. I have presented here the 7 species conception. The 5 species arrangement is formed by O. musimon = (O. musimon + O. orientalis) and O. canadensis = (O. canadensis + O. dalli). Some information is merged from [MPR] and [LNAM].

Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758
Domesticated Sheep Lammas
Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (edn. 10) 1: 70, TL: Sweden (domesticated)

(2n-54)

Ovis musimon (Schreber, 1782)
Corsica, Sardina, introduced in Europe, Crimea, Morocco. See [About maps] European Mouflon
?musimon (Pallas, 1811); Zoogr. Rosso-Asiat., 1: 230, TL: Italy, Sardinia
?corsico-sardinensis
?cyprius
matschiei Düerst, 1905²
musmon Smith, 1827²
?occidentalis; (Corsica)
occidento-sardinensis Kowarzik, 1913²
Ovis musimon ; Turcek, 1956, Säugertierk. Mitt. 4: 167-171

(2n-54)

O. m. musimon
Corsica, Sardinia
O. m. nat. taurica
Crimea peninsula
O. m. sinesella
huntsfarms in Europe Ovis musimon sinesella Turcek, 1949; Muflon, Ovis musimon Schr., na Slovensku, Bratislava: (Chechoslovakia, introduced)
Ovis orientalis Gmelin, 1774
S.Turkey, Transcaucasus, W.Iran. See [About maps] East Mouflon
?armeniana
?erskinei

(2n-54)

O. o. ophion
Cyprys
O. o. gmelini Blyth, 1840
Transcaucasus
O. o. var. anatolica
S.Turkey
O. o. orientalis Gmelin, 1774
W.Elburz Ovis orientalis orientalis Gmelin, 1774; , TL: W.Elburz Mts
O. o. urmiana Güenther, 1900
Lake Urima - Kojun-Dag insula
O. o. isphaganica Nasonov, 1913
Esfahan isphahanica
O. o. laristanica Nasonov, 1909
Laristan
Ovis vignei Blyth, 1841
E.Elburz, SW.Kazakstan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, S. and middle Iran, Banshistan, Punjab, W.Tadzikistan, Uzbekistan, Nuratan Mts, Upper Indus. See [About maps] Arkal Shapo Urial
Ovis vignei Blyth, 1841; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1840: 70, TL: Kashmir, Astor
?dolgopolovi
?montana
?punjabiensis; (Salt Range
?varentsowi; (Kopet Dag)

(2n-58)

O. v. cycloceros
NE.Iran, S.Turkmenistan, N. and middle Afghanistan Arkal
Ovis vignei cycloceros; (Hazara Hills, Afghanistan)
O. v. arcal
Ust-Urt - SW.Kazakhstan, N.Turkmenistan Arkal
arkal
arkar; (Ust Urt)
O. v. severtzovi
Nuratan Mts, Uzbekistan Arkal
O. v. elbursica
E.Elburz Arkal
O. v. vignei Blyth, 1841
Upper Indus, W.Pamirs - Hindukush, Ladak, Astor, Minor Tibet, Kashmir, NW.Himalayas Shapo
O. v. blanfordi
Baluchistan, Punjab, SE.Iran, S and middle Iran Urial
O. v. bochariensis
Tadzhikistan Urial
Ovis orientalis orientalis × orientalis elbursica
C.Elburz. See [About maps] vignei × orientalis persica

(55, 56, 57)

Ovis ammon (Linnaeus, 1758)
C.Asia. See [About maps] Argali
Capra ammon Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (edn. 10) 1: 70, TL: Kazakh S.S.R, Altai Mts., Bukhtarma, alternately Ust-Kamenogorsk

(2n-56)

Ancestor of domesticated sheep.

O. a. ammon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Altai, Mongolian Altai, W/N/Middle Mongonlia
?typica
?altaica
?argali
?asiaticus
 ?dauricus
?intermedia
?mongolica Severtzov
?przewalskii
O. a. jubata Peters
E.Tibet - Kingham Mts, China
O. a. hodgsoni Blyth, 1941
Himalayas Mts. Ovis ammon hodgsoni Blyth, 1941; , TL: Tibet
?adametzi; (Lob Nor)
?ammonoides
?bambhera; (Nepal)
?blythi
?brookei; (Ladak)
?comosa
?heurii
O. a. dalai-lamae
W.Tibet dalailamae; (Sinkiang)
O. a. kozlovi Nasonov, 1913
S.Mongolia, Transmongolian - Kurhu mts range
O. a. darwini
Kurhu mts range Ovis ammon darwini; (S. Gobi)
O. a. poli
Pamir, E.Alai, Kokshaal, E.Tien-Shan, Dzungarian Alatau ?Ovis ammon poloi Blyth, 1841; , TL: Source of Syr Daria, Pamirs
?polii
?typica
?heinsii
?littledalei; (Tien Shan)
?sairensis
O. a. collium
Middle E.Kazakhstan, Kazakhiom hill, Tarbagatan, Sair Ovis ammon collium; (Chinghiztau, N. of L. Balkash)
O. a. nat. karelini
N. and middle Kirghistan Ovis ammon nat. karelini; (Alatau)
O. a. nigrimontana
Karatau mts (Kazakhstan) Ovis ammon nigrimontana; (Karatau)
Ovis nivicola Eschscholtz, 1829
E.Siberia. See [About maps] Snow Sheep
Ovis nivicola Eschscholtz, 1829; Zool. Atlas, 1: 1, pl. 1, TL: E.Kamchatka
?potanini; (Transbaikalia)
?middendorfi
?montanus
?storcki

(2n-52)

O. n. nivicola Escholtz, 1829
Kamchatka
O. n. borealis
Putoran mts Ovis nivicola borealis; (Syverma Mts, N. Siberia)
O. n. lydeckeri
N.Yakutia (Lena - Kolyma)
O. n. nat. alleni
Baikal - Pacific
O. n. nat. koriakorum Tchernyavsky, 1962
Koriak mts Ovis nivicola koriakorum Tchernyavsky, 1962; Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR 145: 1174-1176, TL: Koriak Mts, Upper R. Achay-Vayam, Kamchatka
O. n. nat. colymica
Kolyma-Chukotka mts
Ovis dalli Nelson, 1884
Alaska, Yukon, N.British Columbia. See [About maps] Thinhorn Dall Sheep
Ovis dalli Nelson, 1884; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 7: 13, TL: Alaska, W bank of Yukon River
[dalli-1.jpg] 768x600 (~154Kb) San Diego Zoo, California, October 1998, Photo © Ralf Schmode

(2n-54)


O. d. dalli Nelson, 1884
Alaska Ovis montana dalli Nelson, 1884; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 7: 13, TL: Mountains S. of Fort Yukon, W. bank of Yukon River, Alaska
O. d. nat. kenaensis J. A. Allen, 1902
Kenae peninsula Ovis dalli kenaiensis J. A. Allen, 1902; Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 16: 145, TL: Head of Sheep Creek, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
O. d. stonei J. A. Allen, 1897
N.British Columbia, Canada Black Sheep
Ovis stonei J. A. Allen, 1897; Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 9: 111, TL: Che-on-nee Mts, headwaters of Stikine River, British Columbia
?Ovis canadensis liardensis Lydekker, 1898; Wild oxen, sheep and goats of all lands, living and extinct: 215, TL: Liard River, British Columbia
?Ovis cowani Rothschild, 1907; Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1907 (pt. 2): 238, TL: Near Mt. Logan, British Columbia
?Ovis canadensis niger Millais, 1915; in The gun at home and abroad ..., 4: 324, TL: Mts at head of Skeena River, British Columbia
O. d. fannini Hornaday, 1901
Yukon Ovis fannini Hornaday, 1901; Ann. Rep. New York. Zool. Soc. 1900 (Appendix 1): 2, TL: Dawson City, Yukon
Ovis dalli dalli × dalli stonei
Ovis canadensis Shaw, 1804
British Columbia, SW.Alberta - Rocky Mts - Mexico. See [About maps] Bighorn Mountain Sheep
Ovis canadensis Shaw, 1804; : text to pl. 610, TL: Canada, Alberta, mountains on Bow River, near Exshaw

(2n-54)

O. c. canadensis Shaw, 1804
M. and S. British Columbia, SW.Alberta, N. and middle Rocky Mts Ovis canadensis Shaw, 1804; Naturalist's Misc., 51: pl. 610, TL: Mountains on Bow River, neara Exshaw, Alberta
?Ovis montana True, 1884; Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 592
?Nemorhoedus palmeri Cragin, 1900; Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer., 11: 611, TL: Cave on Glen Eyrie estate, 5 mil. nw of Colorado springs
O. c. nat. californiana Douglas, 1829
California Ovis californianus Douglas, 1829; Zool. Journ., 4: 332, TL: Near Mt. Adams, Yakima Co., Wash.
?Ovis cervina sierrae Grinnell, 1912; Univ. California Publ. Zool., 10 (5): 144, TL: E. slope of Mt. Baxter, Sierra Nevada, Inyo Co.,Calif.
?Ovis canadensis samilkameenensis Millais, 1915; in The gun at home and abroad ..., 4: 324, TL: Similkameen Mts, British Columbia
?Ovis dalli elioti Kowarzik, 1913; Zool. Anzeiger, 41: 444 (nom. nud.)
O. c. nelsoni Merriam, 1897
SW.Usa, California, Nevada Ovis nelsoni Merriam, 1897; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 11: 218, TL: Grapevine Mts, boundary betw. Inyo Co., Calif. and Esmeralda Co, Nev. (S. of lat. 37° N)
O. c. mexicana Merriam, 1901
New Mexico, Arizona Ovis mexicanus Merriam, 1901; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 14: 30, TL: Lago de Santa Maria, Chihuahua, Mexico
?Ovis canadensis gaillardi Mearns, 1907; U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 56 (1): 240, TL: Gila Mountains, Arizona
?Ovis sheldoni Merriam, 1916; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 29: 130, TL: El Rosario, N.Sonora, Mexico
O. c. texiana Bailey, 1912
W.Texas Ovis canadensis texiana Bailey, 1912; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 25: 109, TL: Guadalupe Mts, W.Texas
O. c. cremnobates Elliot, 1904
Californian peninsula, Mexico Ovis cervina cremnobates Eliot, 1904; : 239, TL: Mattomi, Sierra San Pedro Martir, Baja California, Mexico
O. c. nat. weemsi Godman, 1937
Californian peninsula, Mexico Ovis canadensis weemsi Goldman, 1937; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 50: 30, TL: Cajon de Tecomaja, Lower California, Mexico
O. c. auduboni Merriam, 1901
(extinct) Ovis canadensis auduboni Merriam, 1901; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 14: 14: 31, TL: "Upper Missouri"

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References:
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[G. Skutâns]
Riga, Latvia; e-mail: G. Skutâns
[LNAM]
Gerrit S. Miller Jr., Remington Kellog, 1955; List of North American Recent Mammals; United States National Museum, Bulletin 205
[MPR]
Corbet, G. B, 1978; The Mammals of the Palearctic Region: a taxonomic review
[Ralf Schmode]
Geesthacht, Germany; e-mail: Ralf Schmode; More of similar pictures from Ralf Schmode's; Animal Photography Page
[²]
This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.

Some related literature:
Tchernyavsky, 1962
[A new form of snow sheep from the Koryaksky Mountain] Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR 145: 1174-1176
Turcek, 1956
Uber den Mufflon, Ovis musimon in der Slowakie (C.S.R) Säugertierk. Mitt. 4: 167-171

Additional information sources:

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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.