Cyprus mouflon

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Cyprus mouflon
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Caprinae
Tribe:	Caprini
Genus:	Ovis
Species:	O. gmelini
Subspecies:	O. g. ophion
Trinomial name
Ovis gmelini ophion Blyth, 1841

The Cyprus mouflon (Ovis gmelini ophion), also known as Cypriot mouflon, is an endangered subspecies of mouflon endemic only to Cyprus in the mountains of Paphos District.^[1] It is the largest animal on the island and due to its uniqueness and rarity it is the national animal of Cyprus.^[2]