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A Barbary sheep is a wild mammal native to the mountainous regions of North Africa. It matters as a notable species of the region's wildlife and has been introduced to other parts of the world, including ranches in Texas and Mexico.
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Maximum longevity: 21.7 years (captivity)
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- Ammotragus
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- +4.5
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- Two Barbary sheep.JPG
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- P105
- species
- P141
- Vulnerable
- P2348
- Holocene
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The Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia), also known as aoudad (pronounced [ˈɑʊdæd]), is a species of caprine native to rocky mountains in North Africa and parts of West Africa. While this is the only species in genus Ammotragus, six subspecies have been described. Although it is rare in its native North Africa, it has been introduced to North America, southern Europe, and elsewhere. It is also known in Berber languages as waddan or arwi, and in former French territories as the mouflon.
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CaprinaeFauna listed on CITES Appendix IIFauna of the SaharaIUCN Red List vulnerable speciesMammals described in 1777Mammals of AfricaMammals of North AfricaMammals of the Middle EastTaxa named by Peter Simon PallasTaxonbars with 25–29 taxon IDsTaxonbars with multiple manual Wikidata itemsVulnerable animals