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12-22-2016

Ovis ammon

Ovis ammon NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in  collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network. Ovis ammon is the largest of the world’s sheep, weighing in between 60 and 185 kg. Shoulder height is between 90 and 125 cm. Horns are a prominent feature on these animals. The Marco Polo sheep (Ovis ammon polii) is a subspecies of argali sheep, named after Marco Polo. Their habitat is the mountainous regions of Central Asia. Marco Polo sheep are distinguishable mostly by their large size and spiraling horns. Their conservation status is “near threatened” and efforts have been made to protect their numbers and keep them from commercial hunting. It has also been suggested that crossing them with domestic sheep could have agricultural benefits.

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Detailed information
Full Name: argali (Ovis ammon)
Where found: Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Tajikistan
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Mammals
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 06/14/1976 Foreign (Headquarters) Wherever found except Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Tajikistan
Threatened 06/23/1992 Foreign (Headquarters) Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Tajikistan
  • Population location: Wherever found except Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Tajikistan Listing status: Endangered
    • Countries in which the this population is known to occur: Afghanistan, China, India, Kazakstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Uzbekistan
  • Population location: Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Tajikistan Listing status: Threatened
    • Countries in which the this population is known to occur: Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
05/22/2002 67 FR 35942 35957 ETWP; Retention of Threatened Status for Argali in Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Tajikistan
04/27/1993 58 FR 25595 25600 ETWP; Proposed determination of Endangered Status for Argali (Ovis ammon)
06/23/1992 57 FR 28014 28024 ETWP; Addition of Argali to List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; 57FR 28014 28024
10/05/1990 55 FR 40890 40896 ETWP; Proposed Threatened Status for Argali; 55 FR 40890 40896
06/14/1976 41 FR 24062 24067 Endangered Status for 159 Taxa of Animals; 41 FR 24062 24067
09/26/1975 40 FR 44392 44333 CITES: Proposed Endangered Status for 216 Species on Convention Appendix I; 40 FR 44392 44333
Recovery
No recovery information is available for the argali.
Date
Citation Page
Title
06/23/1992 57 FR 28014 28024 ETWP; Addition of Argali to List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; 57FR 28014 28024
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