Species group · Mammals
Mouflons
WAnimals has 2 species of mouflon, all in the family Bovidae.
- 2 species
- 1 family
- 37 countries
- 11 parks
- Weight
- 25 kg – 55 kg
- Length
- 1.1 m – 1.5 m
- Lifespan
- 10 – 11 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of mouflons on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 37 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…
Corsican females have no horns at all, unlike Sardinian ones, which have small curved horns.
From European Mouflon
It feeds by grazing grasses and browsing mountain shrubs and herbs.
From European Mouflon
It is native to western Asia but has been widely introduced to continental Europe since antiquity.
From European Mouflon
It is regarded as the wild ancestor of every domestic sheep breed in the world.
From Mouflon
Its domestication began between 7,000 and 11,000 years ago in south-western Asia.
From Mouflon
Young males have to win social dominance before they can breed successfully.
From Mouflon