# Ram (*Ovis aries*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-11

The ram (Ovis aries) is a species in the family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla. Recorded adults weigh 35 kg to 110 kg and live up to 17 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 35 kg – 110 kg |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 17 years |
| Diet | Herbivore |
| Longest recorded lifespan | 22.8 years |
| Main food | bromus tectorum, centaurea maculosa, dietary fiber, euphorbia virgata, forb, grass and 3 more |
| Habitat | Not recorded |
| Gestation | 159 days |
| Young per litter or clutch | 1.22 |
| Age at maturity | 18 months – 2.38 years |
| Litters or clutches a year | 1 |
| Active | Day and night (cathemeral) |
| Lifestyle | Terrestrial |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | 1 country |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Mammalia
- order: Artiodactyla
- family: Bovidae
- genus: Ovis
- species: *Ovis aries* Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms: *Aegoceros ammon*, *Aegoceros musimon*, *Ovis ammon musimon*, *Ovis aries aries*, *Ovis aries arkal*, *Ovis aries musimon*, *Ovis aries musimon*, *Ovis aries musimon*, *Ovis aries ophion*, *Ovis aries orientalis*, *Ovis domestic*, *Ovis gmelinii musimon*, *Ovis laristanica*, *Ovis musimon*, *Ovis musimon musimon*, *Ovis musimon ophion*, *Ovis ophion*, *Ovis orientalis*, *Ovis orientalis musimon*, *Ovis orientalis ophion*, *Ovis orientalis typica*, *Ovis vignei arkal*

## Countries on record

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Australia

## Common questions

### How big is the ram?

An adult ram weighs 35 kg – 110 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Where does the ram live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the ram for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### What does the ram eat?

Its recorded foods include bromus tectorum, centaurea maculosa, dietary fiber, euphorbia virgata, forb and grass, among 9 on record.

### How long does the ram live?

The ram has a recorded lifespan of 17 years.

### How long is the ram pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 159 days.

### What kind of animal is the ram?

The ram (Ovis aries) belongs to the family Bovidae in the order Artiodactyla.

## Sources

- [An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1), CC0 1.0, E096-269. Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1
- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org), per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed), 2026-11-11. Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence).
- [EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1), CC0 1.0, 1.0. Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).

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