Ovis dalli

E. W. Nelson, 1884

Thinhorn Sheep

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

Nelson, E.W. 1884-06-03. A new geographical race of the mountain sheep (_Ovis montana dalli_ var. nov.) from Alaska. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 7:12-13.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7305807

Original name as described

Ovis montana dalli

Other common names

Alaskan White Sheep · Dall's Sheep · Stone's Sheep · Fannin's Sheep

Type material

USNM:MAMM:13265 (= USNM:MAMM:A20787), USNM:MAMM:13266 (= USNM:MAMM:A20786)

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3302b9a99-d6c3-49f1-8e72-ac24ac0e933e http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34f02245c-84bb-4783-8436-efb8ccf2a9f8

Type locality

Yukon, Alaska.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Canada

Subregion distribution

USA(AK)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006206

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Ovis stonei

J. A. Allen, 1897

Family

Bovidae

Root name

stonei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-12721

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-12721

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046690

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Ovis dalli kenaiensis

J. A. Allen, 1902

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kenaiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-17609

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-17609

Authority page

145

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Ovis canadensis liardensis

Lydekker, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

liardensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1852.5.9.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d2dfb243-a5b4-4d9c-81e9-757759295111

Authority page

215

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370191

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1898:215, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Ovis fannini

Hornaday, 1901

Family

Bovidae

Root name

fannini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RBCM 1485

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

2

Authority publication

Annual Report of the New York Zoological Society

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Ovis cowani

W. Rothschild, 1907

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cowani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Tring (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

238

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31209217

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Ovis montana dalli

E. W. Nelson, 1884

Family

Bovidae

Root name

dalli

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:13265 (= USNM:MAMM:A20787), USNM:MAMM:13266 (= USNM:MAMM:A20786)

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3302b9a99-d6c3-49f1-8e72-ac24ac0e933e http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34f02245c-84bb-4783-8436-efb8ccf2a9f8

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7305807

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:592, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306386) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Ovis dalli kaiseni

C. Frick, 1937

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kaiseni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

555

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Ovis canadensis dalli

Lydekker, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

dalli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

219

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370195

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1898:219, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  2. Ward (1910:391, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016034) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Lydekker (1913:118, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771805) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Ovis canadensis stonei

Lydekker, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

stonei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

217

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370193

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1898:217, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  2. Ward (1910:391, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016034) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Lydekker (1913:120, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771807) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Ovis canadensis fannini

J. R. Ward, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

fannini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

391

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016034

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Ward (1910:391, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016034) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  2. Lydekker (1913:119, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Ovis canadensis cowani

Lydekker, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cowani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

120

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771807

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Lydekker (1913:120, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771807) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Ovis canadensis kenaiensis

Lydekker, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kenaiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

119

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771806

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Lydekker (1913:119, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Ovis dalli

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Bovidae

Root name

dalli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

127

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:695) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  5. Groves & Grubb (2011:242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #39250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #39250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006206) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39250/22149895) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ovis dalli dalli

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

dalli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:695) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Ovis dalli stonei

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

stonei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:695) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Ovis canadensis niger

Millais, 1915

Family

Bovidae

Root name

nigra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

324

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

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