Somali Arab

Somali Arab
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): no data
  • DAD-IS (2026): unknown            
Country of originSomalia
Typehairy coarse-woolled sheep
Traits
Wool colourwhite
Face colourwhite
Horn statuspolled

The Somali Arab is Somali breed of domestic sheep. It is one of two breeds of sheep reported by Somalia, the other being the Blackheaded Somali. It is a hairy coarse-woolled sheep, is polled, and belongs to the fat-tailed group of breeds. It is entirely white – white-woolled with a white face. It closely resembles the Radmani of Yemen, from which it may derive.

No population data has ever been reported to DAD-IS. The conservation status of the breed was reported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as "no data" in 2007, and in 2026 was listed in DAD-IS as "unknown".