Ovis dalli dalli

Ovis dalli dalli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
Tribe: Caprini
Genus: Ovis
Species:
Subspecies:
O. d. dalli
Trinomial name
Ovis dalli dalli
Nelson, 1884

Ovis dalli dalli, the Dall sheep or Dall's sheep, is a subspecies of thinhorn sheep. Like other sheep, they are large herbivores, feeding primarily on grass and other plants.[1] They are endemic to northwestern North America, in Canada and Alaska.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Dall Sheep". United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Thinhorn sheep in British Columbia" (PDF). British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Dall Sheep (Ovis dalli dalli)". Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Dall Sheep". United States National Park Service. Retrieved July 23, 2021.