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Mouflon

Ovis gmelini

Classification

Family
Bovidae

The mouflon or moufflon (Ovis gmelini) is a wild sheep native to Cyprus, two separate parts of Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran. It is also found in parts of Europe. It is thought to be the ancestor of all modern domestic sheep breeds.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Germany · 1,238France · 1,178Spain · 87Netherlands · 42Italy · 15Switzerland · 4