Dall's sheep vs mouflon

Ovis dalli compared with Ovis aries

Key Differences

• Dall's sheep is Least Concern while mouflon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dall's sheep	mouflon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family same	Bovidae (Bovids)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus same	Ovis	Ovis
Species	Ovis dalli	Ovis aries

Evolutionary Relationship

Dall's sheep and mouflon share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ovis.

Conservation Status

Dall's sheep

LC — Least Concern

mouflon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dall's sheep	mouflon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dall's sheep

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mouflon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 countries).