The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Ovis ammon ssp. ammon

 – Vulnerable

Taxonomy

Kingdom: ANIMALIA
Phylum: CHORDATA
Class: MAMMALIA
Order: ARTIODACTYLA
Family: BOVIDAE
Scientific Name: Ovis ammon ssp. ammon
Infra-specific Authority: Linnaeus, 1766
Common Name/s:
EnglishALTAI ARGALI

Assessment Information

Red List Category & Criteria: VU A2cde, C1    ver 2.3 (1994)
Year Assessed: 1996
Annotations: Needs updating
Assessor/s: Caprinae Specialist Group
History:
1994-Indeterminate (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range

Countries: Native:

China; Mongolia; Russian Federation

Population

Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology

System: Terrestrial
List of Habitats:
3.4Shrubland - Temperate
8.2Desert - Temperate

Threats

List of Threats:
3Harvesting (hunting/gathering) (ongoing)
3.5Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Cultural/scientific/leisure activities (ongoing)
11Other (ongoing)

Bibliography

Bibliography:

Caprinae Specialist Group. For more information, see the Specialist Group website

Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

Shackleton, D.M. (ed.) 1997. Wild Sheep and Goats and their relatives: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Caprinae Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.


Citation: Caprinae Specialist Group 1996. Ovis ammon ssp. ammon. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 August 2008.
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