Urial Ovis vignei Vulnerable
Where the urial lives – recorded in 2 countries, 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 13 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 vignei |
|---|---|
| Group | Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats |
| Status | Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 2 countries |
| Continents | Asia |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Bovidae |
Where does the urial live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the urial in 2 countries and territories across Asia.
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 urial endangered?
The urial’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the urial?
The urial (Ovis vignei) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae, genus Ovis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the urial
The urial ( OOR-ee-əl; Ovis vignei), also known as arkars, shapo, or shapu, is a wild sheep native to Central and South Asia. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Urial (revision 1375610039), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q839513 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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