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Ovis dalli (Dall's sheep; Stone's sheep; Fannin's sheep; dall sheep)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Dall sheep (originally Dall's sheep), Ovis dalli, is a species of sheep native to northwestern North America, ranging from white to slate brown in color and having curved yellowish brown horns. Its closest relative is the more southern subspecies, Stone sheep (also spelled Stone's sheep) (Ovis dalli stonei), which is a slaty brown with some white patches on the rump and inside the hind legs. Research has shown the use of these subspecies designations is questionable.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
18
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 5.8
EDGE Score: 1.92
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  138.67 lbs (62.90 kg)
Birth Weight [2]  6.21 lbs (2.82 kg)
Female Weight [1]  106.70 lbs (48.40 kg)
Male Weight [1]  170.64 lbs (77.40 kg)
Weight Dimorphism [1]  59.9 %
Female Maturity [2]  1 year 10 months
Male Maturity [2]  1 year 9 months
Gestation [2]  5 months 23 days
Litter Size [2]  1
Litters / Year [2]  1
Maximum Longevity [2]  20 years
Weaning [2]  4 months 9 days

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Map Climate Land
Use
Alaska-St. Elias Range tundra United States Nearctic Tundra
Alberta Mountain forests Canada Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Alberta-British Columbia foothills forests Canada Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Arctic foothills tundra Canada, United States Nearctic Tundra
Brooks-British Range tundra Canada, United States Nearctic Tundra
Central British Columbia Mountain forests Canada Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Cook Inlet taiga United States Nearctic Boreal Forests/Taiga
Copper Plateau taiga United States Nearctic Boreal Forests/Taiga
Fraser Plateau and Basin complex Canada Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Interior Alaska-Yukon lowland taiga Canada, United States Nearctic Boreal Forests/Taiga
Interior Yukon-Alaska alpine tundra Canada, United States Nearctic Tundra
Muskwa-Slave Lake forests Canada Nearctic Boreal Forests/Taiga
North Central Rockies forests Canada, United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Northern Cordillera forests Canada Nearctic Boreal Forests/Taiga
Northern transitional alpine forests Canada Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Ogilvie-MacKenzie alpine tundra Canada, United States Nearctic Tundra
Pacific Coastal Mountain icefields and tundra Canada, United States Nearctic Tundra
Yukon Interior dry forests Canada Nearctic Boreal Forests/Taiga

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Ib 12402936 Alaska, United States
Denali Biosphere Reserve 1932364 Alaska, United States
Gates of the Arctic National Park Ib 184461 Alaska, United States
Ivvavik National Park II 2382752 Yukon, Canada
Kluane National Park and Reserve National Park Reserve II 5463436 Yukon, Canada
Nahanni National Park Reserve II 1309627 Northwest Territories, Canada
Noatak Biosphere Reserve 7500143 Alaska, United States  
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Ib 2476446 Alaska, United States

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Arctagrostis latifolia (wideleaf polargrass)[3]
Carex bonanzensis (Yukon sedge)[3]
Carex garberi (elk sedge)[4]
Chamerion angustifolium subsp. angustifolium (Rosebay Willowherb)[4]
Equisetum arvense (scouring rush)[4]
Eriophorum scheuchzeri (white cottongrass)[3]
Salix alaxensis (feltleaf willow)[3]
Silene acaulis (moss campion)[3]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Alces alces (moose)5
Bombus jonellus (Heath Humble-bee)1
Bombus lucorum (White-tailed bumblebee)1
Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse)1
Branta hutchinsii (Cackling Goose)3
Bromius obscurus (Western Grape Rootworm)1
Calcarius lapponicus (Lapland Longspur)2
Carduelis flammea (Common Redpoll)3
Castor canadensis (american beaver)1
Clethrionomys rutilus (northern red-backed vole)5
Erethizon dorsatum (common porcupine)2
Lagopus lagopus (Willow Ptarmigan)1
Lagopus leucura (White-tailed Ptarmigan)2
Lemmus sibiricus (brown lemming)4
Lepus americanus (Snowshoe Hare)2
Lepus othus (Alaskan Hare)1
Lygocoris pabulinus (Common Green Capsid)1
Marmota caligata (hoary marmot)2
Microtus townsendii (Townsend's vole)1
Ochotona princeps (pika)1
Ovibos moschatus (muskox)4
Pinicola enucleator (Pine Grosbeak)1
Rangifer tarandus (caribou)5
Spermophilus parryii (Arctic ground squirrel)4
Tamias townsendii (Townsend's chipmunk)1
Ursus americanus (black bear)2
Ursus arctos (Grizzly Bear)2
Zonotrichia leucophrys (White-crowned Sparrow)1

Predators

Canis lupus (Wolf)[3]
Culiseta alaskaensis (Mosquito)[3]
Ursus arctos (Grizzly Bear)[3]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Marshallagia marshalli <Unverified Name>[5]
Marshallagia occidentalis <Unverified Name>[5]
Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae[6]
Nematodirus andersoni <Unverified Name>[5]
Nematodirus archari <Unverified Name>[5]
Nematodirus davtiani <Unverified Name>[5]
Nematodirus oiratianus <Unverified Name>[5]
Nematodirus spathiger[5]
Ostertagia circumcincta[5]
Ostertagia occidentalis <Unverified Name>[5]
Ostertagia ostertagi[5]
Ostertagia trifurcata[5]
Parelaphostrongylus odocoilei <Unverified Name>[5]
Protostrongylus stilesi <Unverified Name>[5]
Teladorsagia circumcincta <Unverified Name>[5]
Teladorsagia davtiani <Unverified Name>[5]
Teladorsagia trifurcata <Unverified Name>[5]
Wyominia tetoni <Unverified Name>[5]

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

    Maps
Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Assiniboine Park Zoostonei
Calgary Zoo, Garden & Prehistoric Parkdalli
Chahinkapa Zoodalli
Dakota Zoodalli
Denver Zoological Gardensdalli
John Ball Zoological Gardendalli
Lion Country Safari Inc - Florida
Milwaukee County Zoological Gardensdalli
Nagoya Higashiyama Zoodalli
St. Paul's Como Zoodalli
Tallinn Zoodalli
Wilhelma Zoodalli
Yukon Wildlife Preserve
 dalli
 stonei
Zoo Krefeld GmbHdalli
Zoo Sauvage de St-Féliciendalli
Zoological Garden Praguedalli
Zoologická a botanická zahrada Plzendalli
Zoologischer Garten Leipzigdalli

Range Map

Link to Map
North America;

External References

Photos

Citations

Species recognized by Grubb P., 22-Apr-2004, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Ovis dalli, R. Terry Bowyer and David M. Leslie, Jr., MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 393, pp. –7 (1992) ♦ 2de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 3Making The Forest And Tundra Wildlife Connection ♦ 4Exploring the Denali Food Web, ParkWise, National Park Service ♦ 5Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London ♦ 6Nunn, C. L., and S. Altizer. 2005. The Global Mammal Parasite Database: An Online Resource for Infectious Disease Records in Wild Primates. Evolutionary Anthroplogy 14:1-2.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
EDGE analysis provided by EDGE of Existence programme, Zoological Society of London
Range map provided by Patterson, B. D., G. Ceballos, W. Sechrest, M. F. Tognelli, T. Brooks, L. Luna, P. Ortega, I. Salazar, and B. E. Young. 2007. Digital Distribution Maps of the Mammals of the Western Hemisphere, version 3.0. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia, USA.
Data provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Bruce Patterson, Wes Sechrest, Marcelo Tognelli, Gerardo Ceballos, The Nature Conservancy—Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International—CABS, World Wildlife Fund—US, and Environment Canada—WILDSPACE.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by International Species Information System - May 2011