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Scientific Name
Ovis dalli
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Ovis dalli Nelson, 1884
Park
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Dall's sheep, Thinhorn sheep, mountain sheep
Park Synonyms
Ovis dalli dalli
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Subfamily | Caprinae |
| Genus | Ovis |
| Species | Ovis dalli |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Field crews observed dall sheep during NPS inventories. A single voucher specimen indicates the presence of sheep within the park.; Data Source: Cook and MacDonald (2003b)
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Bowyer, R. and D. Leslie Jr. 1992. Ovis dalli. Mammalian Species 393:1-7.
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
Approximately 20% of the world’s and 25-35% of all Alaskan Dall’s sheep (Ovis dalli dalli) occur within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST), a place renowned for its trophy sheep (Heimer and Smith 1975)
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
This species in mentioned in the park's enabling legislation.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Bowyer, R. and D. Leslie Jr. 1992. Ovis dalli. Mammalian Species 393:1-7.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
tag-aknhp
Created Date
10/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
mterwilliger@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/2/2015 6:20:30 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Singer, F. J. 1981. Natural Resources Survey and Inventory Report Summer distribution and numbers of Dall sheep and mountain goats in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Progress report.
