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SpeciesArtiodactylaBovidae
Mammals

πŸƒUrial

Ovis vignei Blyth, 1841

The urial, also known as arkars, shapo, or shapu, is a wild sheep native to Central and South Asia. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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Conservation status
VUVulnerable

IUCN Red List assessment, 2020.

Population trendDecreasing
Key measurements
Body mass
110 kg
Body length
1.58 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
23 years
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Everything we know about the Urial

Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.

Body mass
110 kg
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Body length
1.58 m
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Brain mass
109 g
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Maximum lifespan
23 years
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Generation length
7.99 years
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Age at maturity
2.3 years
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Gestation
159 days
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Litter size
1
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Trophic level
Herbivore
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Activity cycle
Crepuscular / mixed
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Volume l
110 Laverage
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Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.

average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.

Not recorded for Urial yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.

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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. β€ΊphylumChordata
  3. β€ΊclassMammalia
  4. β€ΊorderArtiodactyla
  5. β€ΊfamilyBovidae
  6. β€ΊgenusOvis
  7. β€ΊspeciesOvis aries
Full lineage
  1. classMammals Β· Mammalia
  2. orderEven-toed hoofed animals Β· Artiodactyla
  3. subfamilyCaprinae
  4. genusOvis
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassSarcopterygii
  7. superclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammals Β· Mammalia
  9. subclassTheria
  10. superorderLaurasiatheria
  11. orderEven-toed hoofed animals Β· Artiodactyla
  12. suborderRuminantia
  13. infraorderPecora
  14. familyBovidae
  15. subfamilyCaprinae
  16. genusOvis
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What it eats
leaves, roots and other plants100%
In other languages
Ovis vignei (es), persianlammas (fi), Urial (fr), ΡƒΡ€ΠΈΠ°Π» (ru), urial (pt), urial hinduski (pl) … and 21 more languages
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