genus
Ovis
Ovis is a genus in the family Bovidae. This database currently files 24 species under it, 1 of them threatened, recorded across 1 countries.
- Species filed
- 24
- Threatened
- 1
- Countries recorded
- 1
- With a free photo
- 25%
- Weight range
- 50 kg – 180 kg
Best-known members of Ovis
Ranked by popularity score.
Argali
Ovis ammon
Bighorn sheep
Ovis canadensis
Urial
Ovis vignei
Dall sheep
Ovis dalli
Snow sheep
Ovis nivicola
Mouflon
Ovis gmelini
Ram
Ovis aries
Arabian wild sheep
Ovis arabica
How threatened is Ovis?
5 of 24 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 20% |
| NTNear Threatened | 1 | 20% |
| LCLeast Concern | 3 | 60% |
Where is Ovis found?
Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.
- None on record
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4+
All species in Ovis
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argali | Ovis ammon | Bovidae | Near Threatened | 180 kg | Not recorded |
| Bighorn sheep | Ovis canadensis | Bovidae | Least Concern | 74.6 kg | Not recorded |
| Urial | Ovis vignei | Bovidae | Vulnerable | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Dall sheep | Ovis dalli | Bovidae | Least Concern | 55.7 kg | Not recorded |
| Snow sheep | Ovis nivicola | Bovidae | Least Concern | 90 kg | Not recorded |
| Mouflon | Ovis gmelini | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ram | Ovis aries | Bovidae | Not recorded | 50 kg | 1 |
| Arabian wild sheep | Ovis arabica | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Shansi argali | Ovis jubata | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Karatau argali | Ovis nigrimontana | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ovis blanfordi | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bukhara urial | Ovis bochariensis | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ovis claudiusguerini | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Kazakhstan argali | Ovis collium | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Afghan urial | Ovis cycloceros | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Gobi argali | Ovis darwini | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Tibetan argali | Ovis hodgsoni | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Isfahan sheep | Ovis isphahanica | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Tianshan argali | Ovis karelini | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Laristan sheep | Ovis laristanica | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Marco Polo argali | Ovis polii | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Punjab urial | Ovis punjabiensis | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Severtzov's argali | Ovis severtzovi | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ovis strepsiceros | Bovidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |