MammalBase - 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.

Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Ovis aries orientalis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 28, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 49, CP (Crude Protein) 11, EE (Ether Extract) 3. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]

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. [DOI]

Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Ovis aries orientalis.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Grazer	Herbivore-Browser,Herbivore-Grazer	Abraham, …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	Abraham, …

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	-	49,000	-	-	Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	2	-	-	2	-	61,000	-	-	Nelson, A…
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…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	2	-	-	2	-	1,377	-	-	Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	-	1,090	-	-	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…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Ovis aries orientalis.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Length of the Masseteric Fossa		cm	3	3	-	-	-	11	-	-	Quibod, M…
Muzzle Width		cm	3	3	-	-	-	3	-	-	Quibod, M…
Total Length of the Skull		cm	3	3	-	-	-	26	-	-	Quibod, M…
average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional)	nan	unitless	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	Abraham, …
femur diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	-	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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