Altai argali
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Altai argali | |
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Argali sheep in Altai | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Caprinae |
Tribe: | Caprini |
Genus: | Ovis |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | O. a. ammon
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Trinomial name | |
Ovis ammon ammon |
The Altai argali (Ovis ammon ammon) is the nominate (predominant) subspecies of argali, a large-horned wild sheep endemic to the highlands of the Altai Mountains of Central Asia.
Altai argali are the largest sheep in the world, and also have some of the heaviest and most elaborate horns. The horns of mature rams normally weigh 45 to 50 pounds, with large rams’ horns weighing up to 75 pounds (35 kg).[2]
References
- ^ Entry in the list of endangered species
- ^ Rashid Jamsheed (1996), Memories of a Sheep Hunter, Safari Press (2nd edition), ISBN 1-57157-021-7.
External links
- Media related to Ovis ammon ammon at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Ovis ammon ammon at Wikispecies
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- Mammals of Central Asia
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- Mammals described in 1758
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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