One of the 2 mouflons on WAnimals
Mammals · Artiodactyla · Bovidae
Ovis aries musimon
It has not yet been assessed against the IUCN criteria.
It is regarded as one of the most primitive forms of the domestic sheep, and males grow distinctive spiral horns up to 80 cm long.
Weight
25 kg – 55 kg
Size
up to 1.2 m
Life expectancy
10 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Herd
Lives in large groups as a strategy against predators.
AI-generated images: illustrations, not photographs.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (European mouflon) · Wikipedia (Cyprus mouflon, comparative reference)
Best time: From October to December, during the rut, when the males clash head to head; in Spain there are introduced populations in many mountain ranges.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with European Mouflon — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about european mouflon.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
