Snow sheep Ovis nivicola Least concern
Where the snow sheep lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 66 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats on the world map
| Scientific name | Ovis nivicola |
|---|---|
| Group | Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 1 country |
| Continents | Europe |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Bovidae |
Where does the snow sheep live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the snow sheep in 1 country or territory across Europe.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the snow sheep endangered?
The snow sheep’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the snow sheep?
The snow sheep (Ovis nivicola) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae, genus Ovis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the snow sheep
The snow sheep (Ovis nivicola), or Siberian bighorn sheep, is a species of sheep from the mountainous areas in the northeast of Siberia. One subspecies, the Putorana snow sheep (Ovis nivicola borealis), lives isolated from the other forms on the Putorana Plateau.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Snow sheep (revision 1371029616), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q918400 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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