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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

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.

Original 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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