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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Egypt Arui, Egyptian Barbary Sheep
Description
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Habitat
Ecology: Ammotragus lervia inhabits rough, rocky, arid
country. Because of the sparse distribution of water sources in this type
of habitat
, the Barbary sheep relies on vegetation for most of its water. Diet
consists of grass
, herbaceous vegetation and stunted
bushes. It has been reported that mating occurs mainly from September-November, with most births (usually twins) occurring March-May. Sexual maturity is reached at around 18 months.[1]
List of Habitats:3.5Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
4.5Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Mammals
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Ungulata
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1766) Mckenna, 1975
- Mirorder:
Eparctocyona
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Order:
Artiodactyla
()
- Owen, 1848
- Even-Toed Ungulates
- Suborder:
Ruminantia
()
- Scopoli, 1777
- Superfamily:
Bovoidea
()
- (Gray, 1821) Simpson, 1931
- Family:
Bovidae
()
- Gray, 1821
- Genus:
Ammotragus
()
- Specific name:
lervia
- Subspecies:
ornata
- Scientific name: - Ammotragus lervia ornata
- Subspecies:
ornata
- Specific name:
lervia
- Genus:
Ammotragus
(
- Family:
Bovidae
(
- Superfamily:
Bovoidea
(
- Suborder:
Ruminantia
(
- Order:
Artiodactyla
(
- Mirorder:
Eparctocyona
(
- Grandorder:
Ungulata
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Ammotragus
There are approximately 8 species in this genus:
A. lervia (Barbary Sheep) · A. lervia angusi · A. lervia blainei · A. lervia fassini · A. lervia lervia (Barbary Sheep) · A. lervia ornata (Egyptian Barbary Sheep) · A. lervia ornatus · A. lervia sahariensis (Barbary Sheep)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Caprinae Specialist Group. For more information, see the Specialist Group website
- Goodman, S.M. 1985. Natural resources and management considerations, Gebel Elba Conservation Area. IUCN/WWF Project No. 3612.
- Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Hilton-Taylor, C. (compiler). 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- Nowak, R.M. (ed.) 1999. Walkers Mammals of the World. Sixth edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.
- Saleh, M. 1991. Threats facing wildlife of Egypt (with a preliminary list threatened land vertebrates in Egypt). A report presented to the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency
- Saleh, M. 1993. Habitat types and land vertebrates. In: M. Kassas (ed.) Habitat Diversity: Egypt. Publication of the National Biodiversity Unit, No. 1, pp. 66-131.
- Saleh, M. 2000. Threatened land vertebrates of Egypt. A presentation in the Workshop on Captive Breeding held in Cairo in May 2000. Report presented to the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency
- Shackleton, D.M. (ed.) 1997. Wild Sheep and Goats and their relatives: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Caprinae Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
Notes
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Contributors
- Caprinae Specialist Group 2000. Ammotragus lervia ssp. ornata. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 October 2006.
- Caprinae Specialist Group 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3345879
- IUCN ID: 40634
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1026168
Footnotes
- Caprinae Specialist Group 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 20, 2008. [back]
