Ovis gmelinii

E. Blyth, 1841

Asian Mouflon

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

Authority citation

Blyth, E. 1841-03. An amended list of the species of the genus Ovis. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1840:62-81.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571504

Original name as described

Ovis Gmelinii

Other common names

Anatolian Sheep · Armenian Wild Sheep · Red Sheep · Mouflon · Asiatic Mouflon

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.396

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3cb9fb4b-a42b-468d-bd91-492fe5e01f6c https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e0b40de7-7247-4e78-b67d-16fc47dc4aad https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f5f53a50-29a3-4d49-bcdc-fc587ca492f0

Type locality

Erzerum, Asia Minor (Turkey).

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Turkey · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Iran · Iraq · Cyprus

Taxonomy notes

wild form of O. aries and includes introduced wild populations introduced to Europe in the 1800s and ancient introductions to the Mediterranean (ophion, musimon); gmelinii is used instead of orientalis since the name is originally based on a hybrid populations between O. gmelinii and O. vignei; includes O. laristanica and O. isphahanica, 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; spelling changed from 'gmelini' to 'gmelinii' to match the original description

Taxonomy notes citation

Gentry, A., Clutton-Brock, J., & Groves, C. P. (2004). The naming of wild animal species and their domestic derivatives. Journal of Archaeological Science, 31(5), 645-651. · 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

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006207

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 Gmelinii

E. Blyth, 1841

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gmelinii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.396

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3cb9fb4b-a42b-468d-bd91-492fe5e01f6c https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e0b40de7-7247-4e78-b67d-16fc47dc4aad https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f5f53a50-29a3-4d49-bcdc-fc587ca492f0

Authority page

69

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571504

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Ovis ophion var. urmiana

Günther, 1899

Family

Bovidae

Root name

urmiana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.9.13.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f195e0c3-51d6-4cf1-bc27-e0b427b860ad

Authority page

374

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31649526

Authority publication

Journal of the Linnean Society of London

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Ovis gmelini erskinei

Lydekker, 1904

Family

Bovidae

Root name

erskinei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.11.18.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8786e95e-a753-4ba5-bfa8-7098c8a4f889

Authority page

1031

Authority publication

The Field

Name usages

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

Ovis ophion armeniana

Nasonov, 1921

Family

Bovidae

Root name

armeniana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN O. 11508, ZIN S. 14717

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

1231

Authority publication

Bulletin de l'Académie des Sciences de Russie

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Ovis orientalis isphaganica

Nasonov, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

isphahanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

as_emended

Type

ZIN O. 11517, ZIN S. 14565

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

702 (adjacent plate)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30159385

Authority publication

Bulletin de l'Académie Impériale des sciences de St-Pétersbourg

Name usages

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

Ovis laristanica

Nasonov, 1909

Family

Bovidae

Root name

laristanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN O. 11597, ZIN S. 14688

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1179

Authority publication

Bulletin de l'Académie Impériale des sciences de St-Pétersbourg

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1913:83, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771770) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:684) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:235) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000674) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Ovis orientalis

S. G. Gmelin, 1774

Family

Bovidae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN O. 937

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

432

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:36, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595028) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Lydekker (1898:159, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  3. Ward (1910:412, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016055) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  4. Lydekker (1913:77, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771764) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  5. Wurster & Benirschke (1968:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67242)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1980:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  7. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)

Ovis orientalis typica

Lydekker, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

typica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

ZIN O. 937

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

160

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370126

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1898:160, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  2. Ward (1910:412, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016055) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Ovis Gmellinii

C. H. Smith, 1842

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gmellinii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

285

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Smith (1842:285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)

Ovis Gmelini

Lesson, 1842

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gmelini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

183

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:727) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000669) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54940218/22147055) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Caprovis Orientalis

(J. E. Gray, 1852)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

172

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956585

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Gray (1852:172, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956585) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  2. Gray (1872:56, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707823) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Caprovis ophion

(J. E. Gray, 1872)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ophion

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

56

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707823

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1872:56, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707823) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Ovis orientalis ophion

Lydekker, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ophion

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

163

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370129

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1898:163, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  2. Ward (1910:413, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Ovis orientalis gmelini

J. R. Ward, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gmelini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

412

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016055

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Ward (1910:412, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016055) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  2. Lydekker (1913:80, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Ovis orientalis anatolica

Lydekker, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

anatolica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

81

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771768

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Lydekker (1913:81, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771768) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Ovis orientalis erskinei

Lydekker, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

erskinei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

82

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771769

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Lydekker (1913:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771769) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Ovis orientalis isphahanica

Lydekker, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

isphahanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

83

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771770

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Lydekker (1913:83, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771770) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Ovis orientalis orientalis

Lydekker, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771766

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Lydekker (1913:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Ovis orientalis urmiana

Lydekker, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

urmiana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

81

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771768

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Lydekker (1913:81, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771768) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Ovis ammon laristanica

Wurster & Benirschke, 1968

Family

Bovidae

Root name

laristanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

156

Authority publication

Chromosoma

Name usages

Wurster & Benirschke (1968:156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67242)

Ovis aries isphahanica

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

isphahanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Ovis aries laristanica

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

laristanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Ovis aries ophion

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ophion

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Ovis aries orientalis

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Ovis isphahanica

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

isphahanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

684

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:684) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Ovis isphaganica

Groves & Grubb, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

isphaganica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

235

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:235) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Ovis isphaphanica

Mammal Diversity Database, 2018

Family

Bovidae

Root name

isphaphanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · unpublished_electronic

Authority page

unnumbered

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000671) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Ovis musimon var. orientalis

Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1827

Family

Bovidae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

54

Authority publication

book

Ovis ophion

E. Blyth, 1841

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ophion

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

73

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571508

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Smith (1842:285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  2. Lesson (1842:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Ovis cyprius

J. H. Blasius, 1842

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cypria

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

90

Authority publication

Braunschweig

Name usages

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

Ovis anatolica

Valenciennes, 1856

Family

Bovidae

Root name

anatolica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1210599

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Ovis urmiana isphahanica

Nasonov, 1911

Family

Bovidae

Root name

isphahanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

justified_emendation

Authority page

1290

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29689448

Authority publication

Bulletin de l'Académie Impériale des sciences de St-Pétersbourg

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