Argali
| Argali | |
|---|---|
| A male argali in Mongolia | |
CITES Appendix II
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Genus: | Ovis |
| Species: | O. ammon
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| Binomial name | |
| Ovis ammon | |
| Range of the argali subspecies | |
| Synonyms | |
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Capra ammon Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The argali (Ovis ammon), also known as the mountain sheep, is a wild sheep native to the highlands of western East Asia, the Himalayas, Tibet, and the Altai Mountains.