Accepted taxon: Ovis aries orientalis
Accepted taxon: Ovis aries orientalis
Taxon:
Ovis aries orientalis
Rank:
Subspecies
Higher Classification:
ARTIODACTYLA | Bovidae | Caprinae | Ovis | aries | orientalis
Reference:
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0
CF+ASH NFE CP+EE
Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Ovis aries orientalis diet.Mammalian Biology , pp.1-15.
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Table 1. List of Diet Items for Ovis aries orientalis.
TSN Complete name
Part
Ratio a.
Reference(s)
Poaceae STEM
50.00
Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT
33.33
Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida LEAF
16.67
Grzimek,B…
a. Standardized values.
See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets.
Mammalian Biology , pp.1-15.
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Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Ovis aries orientalis.
Measurement
Location
Unit
n Total
n Unknown
n Female
n Male
Min
Mean
Max
SD
Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan
g
2
-
-
2
-
64,000
-
-
Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) nan
g
2
-
2
-
-
29,500
-
-
Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) nan
g
6
-
6
-
-
39,000
-
-
Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) nan
g
2
-
2
-
-
39,000
-
-
Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) nan
g
2
-
-
2
-
49,300
-
-
Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) nan
g
2
-
-
2
-
49,000
-
-
Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) nan
g
2
-
-
2
-
61,000
-
-
Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan
mm
6
-
6
-
-
1,215
-
-
Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan
mm
2
-
2
-
-
1,257
-
-
Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan
mm
2
-
-
2
-
1,242
-
-
Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan
mm
2
-
-
2
-
1,265
-
-
Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan
mm
2
-
-
2
-
1,340
-
-
Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan
mm
2
-
-
2
-
1,377
-
-
Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan
mm
2
-
2
-
-
1,090
-
-
Nelson, A…
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits. .
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Ovis aries orientalis.
Taxon
Reference
Match
Status
Ovis orientalis Clauss,M., 2010, Convergence in the macroscopic anatomy of the reticulum in wild ruminant species of different feeding types and a new resulting hypothesis on reticular function, Journal of zoology 3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies
Verified - Accepted
Ovis orientalis Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies
Verified - Accepted
Ovis orientalis Quibod, M.N.R.M., Gélin, U., van Langevelde, F. and Tomlinson, K.W., 2023. Diet-specific responses of skull traits to aridity gradients in bovids and cervids. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, p.zlad068. 3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies
Verified - Accepted
Ovis orientalis Abraham, J.O., Upham, N.S., Damian-Serrano, A. and Jesmer, B.R., 2022. Evolutionary causes and consequences of ungulate migration. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 6(7), pp.998-1006. 3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies
Verified - Accepted
Ovis orientalis Lundgren, E.J., Schowanek, S.D., Rowan, J., Middleton, O., Pedersen, R.Ø., Wallach, A.D., Ramp, D., Davis, M., Sandom, C.J. and Svenning, J.C., 2021. Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores. Scientific data, 8(1), p.17. 3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies
Verified - Accepted
Ovis orientalis Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809. 3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies
Verified - Accepted
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