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European mouflon

Mammals

The European mouflon (Ovis aries musimon) is a feral subspecies of the primitive domestic sheep, originally native to western Asia but now found across Europe. The largest current populations live in the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary and Austria, with smaller populations in Spain, Poland, France, Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Bulgaria, and the original Mediterranean populations on Corsica and Sardinia persist at lower numbers. Because it descends from ancient domestic livestock gone feral, the IUCN does not give the subspecies its own conservation assessment and treats it as domesticated rather than wild. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Domesticated 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 5
Scientific Name
Ovis aries musimon 6
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 7
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Bovidae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: European mouflon

In Biome

Chaparral, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Ovis aries (Animal Diversity Web)
Desert, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Ovis aries (Animal Diversity Web)
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Found In

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. European mouflon (Wikipedia)
article text (diet), EntityId 371938
Quote, article text (diet), EntityId 371938
European mouflon are herbivores and eat a wide range of food.
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ29350771, descriptionView the Source
4. NatureServe Explorer: Ovis aries
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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5. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Ovis aries (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES Appendix I
  • In Biome: Chaparral, Habitat: Terrestrial Biomes
    Terrestrial Biomes desert or dune desert or dune savanna or grassland savanna or grassland chaparral chaparral forest forest scrub forest scrub forest mountains mountains
  • In Biome: Desert, Habitat: Terrestrial Biomes
    Terrestrial Biomes desert or dune desert or dune savanna or grassland savanna or grassland chaparral chaparral forest forest scrub forest scrub forest mountains mountains
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6. Wikipedia: European mouflon
WikipediaWikidata Q993274 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
7. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Ovis aries
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record
Quote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: European mouflon
Child Taxon Of: Bovidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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