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/
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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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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 371938Quote, article text (diet), EntityId 371938
European mouflon are herbivores and eat a wide range of food.
View the Source 2. GBIF Species API
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"
View the Source 5. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Ovis aries (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation 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
View the Source 6. Wikipedia: European mouflon
7. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Ovis aries
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory recordQuote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
View the Source IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: European mouflon
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