Kategorie: Snow Sheep (Ovis nivicola)
The snow sheep is an endemit of Russia. It is most closely related to the North American Bighorn Sheep and Dall’s Sheep, with which they are being pooled to form the Thinhorn Sheep.
The Kharaulakh Snow Sheep is a subspecies – not yet described -, most closely related to the Yakut Snow Sheep.
The Koryak Snow Sheep occurs north of Kamchatka. It is somewhat smaller than the Kamchatka race.
The Putorana Sheep is the most westerly subpopulation of the Snow Sheep. The distribution area lies entirely north of the arctic circle.