Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Mammalia > Order: Artiodactyla > Family: Bovidae > Genus: Ovis > Species: Ovis aries > See subspecies

Scientific name	Source
Ovis aries musimon (Pallas, 1811)
Ovis aries vignei Blyth, 1841

Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Not Applicable (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 6 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	27 are designated for this species
Most preferred habitats	grassland woodland and forest
May also occur in	heathland and shrub

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Vulnerable

Europe

Not Applicable

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2013-2018 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.

Good: the species is viable and maintaining itself on a long-term basis, its natural range is not reduced, and it has a sufficient large habitat.
Poor: the species is not as critical as being unfavourable-bad, but still requires significant conservation and restoration measure to make it viable in the long-term, or to enlarged its current range, or to improve the quality and availability of its habitat.
Bad: the species is either not maintaining itself on a long-term basis and is not viable, or its natural range as been or is being drastically reduced, or its habitat is largely insufficient; the species requires major conservation and restoration measures.
Unknown: the information available for the species is scarce and does not allow a proper assessment of its conservation status.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
CY5000004	Cyprus	ETHNIKO DASIKO PARKO TROODOUS	Map
ITB022212	Italy	Supramonte di Oliena, Orgosolo e Urzulei - Su Sercone	Map
ITB021107	Italy	Monte Albo	Map
FR9400576	France	Massif montagneux du Cinto	Map
ITB041111	Italy	Monte Linas - Marganai	Map
ITB011109	Italy	Monte Limbara	Map
FR9400583	France	Forêt de l'Ospedale	Map
ITB010001	Italy	Isola Asinara	Map
ITB013044	Italy	Capo Caccia	Map
ITB041106	Italy	Monte dei Sette Fratelli e Sarrabus	Map
ITB010009	Italy	Capo Figari e Isola Figarolo	Map
CY4000003	Cyprus	KOILADA DIARIZOU	Map
ITB043055	Italy	Monte dei Sette Fratelli	Map
FR9400582	France	Plateau du Coscione et massif de l'Incudine	Map
ITB020014	Italy	Golfo di Orosei	Map
FR9400603	France	Rivière de la Solenzara	Map
CY2000006	Cyprus	DASOS PAFOU	Map
ITB010082	Italy	Isola dell'Asinara	Map
FR9402004	France	Chênaie verte et junipéraie de la Tartagine	Map
FR9400577	France	Rivière et vallée du Fango	Map
ITB013018	Italy	Capo Figari, Cala Sabina, Punta Canigione e Isola Figarolo	Map
CY4000004	Cyprus	VOUNI PANAGIAS	Map
ITB020015	Italy	Area del Monte Ferru di Tertenia	Map
ITB021103	Italy	Monti del Gennargentu	Map
CY4000007	Cyprus	XEROS POTAMOS	Map
CY2000016	Cyprus	DASOS PAFOU	Map
CY4000025	Cyprus	ZONI EIDIKIS PROSTASIAS XEROY POTAMOU	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive)	Annex II: animal and plant species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation. (Ovis gmelini musimon)	Natural populations - Corsica and Sardinia	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
	Annex II: animal and plant species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation. (Ovis ammon musimon)	Natural populations — Corsica and Sardinia
	Annex II: animal and plant species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation. (Ovis gmelini ophion)
	Annex IV: animal and plant species of community interest in need of strict protection. (Ovis ammon musimon)	Natural populations — Corsica and Sardinia
	Annex IV: animal and plant species of community interest in need of strict protection. (Ovis gmelini ophion)
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex III: protected fauna species (Ovis musimon; Ovis ammon)		http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011) (Ovis ammon musimon)	Natural populations — Corsica and Sardinia	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011) (Ovis gmelini ophion)		https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)	Annex I: species threatened with extinction which are or may be affected by trade. Trade in specimens of these species must be subject to particularly strict regulation in order not to endanger further their survival and must only be authorized in exceptional circumstances.	Protected at the subspecies level only	http://www.cites.org/eng
	Annex I: species threatened with extinction which are or may be affected by trade. Trade in specimens of these species must be subject to particularly strict regulation in order not to endanger further their survival and must only be authorized in exceptional circumstances. (Ovis orientalis ophion)
Commission regulation (EU) No 1320/2014, of 1 December 2014, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (EU regulation of trade of fauna and flora)	Annex A includes: All CITES Appendix I species, except where EU Member States have entered a reservation; Some CITES Appendix II and III species, for which the EU has adopted stricter domestic measures; Some non-CITES species (Ovis orientalis ophion)		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...s/legislation_en.htm

Common names and synonyms

The species has no common names

Synonym	Author
Ovis ammon musimon	(Pallas, 1811)
Ovis musimon	(Pallas, 1811)
Ovis orientalis	Lydekker, 1913
Ovis gmelinii	Blyth, 1841
Ovis gmelini musimon	Pallas, 1911
Ovis orientalis ophion	Blyth, 1841
Ovis gmelini ophion
Ovis ammon

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

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