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Wild Sheep

Ovis orientalis

Summary 3

Ovis orientalis (a species of wild sheep, Ovis) may refer to:
Mouflon currently occurs all over Europe outside of its natural distribution range, but does not occur in the southern Balkans, where it is native.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Jörg Hempel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/joerghempel/7136829039/
  2. (c) Stan van Remmerden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stan van Remmerden
  3. Adapted by Stan van Remmerden from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovis_orientalis

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iNat Map

Status in w palearctic 2-25% of original range
Ecological niche Medium Herbivore
Region Europe - Caucasus, Europe - Southeastern, Middle East - Anatolia, Middle East - Levant
Z ecotourism potential 2
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