Ovis ammon
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Argali
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
Order | : Artiodactyla |
Suborder | : Ruminantia |
Infraorder | : Pecora |
Family | : Bovidae |
Subfamily | : Antilopinae |
Tribe | : Caprini |
Genus | : Ovis |
Species status
Authority citation
Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033881Original name as described
Capra ammon
Other common names
Siberian Argali · Mountain Sheep · Altai Argali · Karaganda Argali · Gobi Argali · Tibetan Argali · North China Argali · Tian Shan Argali · Kara Tau Argali · Marco Polo Argali · Severtzov Argali
Type locality
Altai Mountains.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Kazakhstan · Uzbekistan · Tajikistan · Kyrgyzstan · Russia · Mongolia · China · Afghanistan · Pakistan · Nepal · India · Bhutan?
Taxonomy notes
includes collium, darwini, hodgsoni, jubata, karelini, nigrimontana, polii, and severtzovi, which were considered distinct by Groves & Grubb 2011; for additional information regarding the MDD's decision to not follow the Groves & Grubb 2011 Ungulate Taxonomy, see 'Subjective decisions' on the 'About' tab
Taxonomy notes citation
Rezaei, H. R., Naderi, S., Chintauan-Marquier, I. C., Taberlet, P., Virk, A. T., Naghash, H. R., ... & Pompanon, F. (2010). Evolution and taxonomy of the wild species of the genus Ovis (Mammalia, Artiodactyla, Bovidae). Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 54(2), 315-326. · Groves, C. P. & Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate taxonomy. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland.
IUCN Red List status
Near Threatened
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