Ammotragus lervia

The 19th Meeting of the Sahelo-Saharan Interest Group took place in Gammarth, Tunisia from 30 April to 2 May 2019. The meeting was organized by the Sahara Conservation Fund and hosted by the Government of Tunisia. The objective of the meeting was to share experience on the conservation of Sahelo-Saharan species, which includes antelopes, giraffes and ostriches among others.

13 May 2019
Assessment information
CMS InstrumentsCMS, Sahelo-Saharan Megafauna (2020)
IUCN StatusVulnerable
Date of entry in Appendix II2009
Geographic range
Countries Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia

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Common names
EnglishBarbary Sheep
FrenchMouflon À Manchettes
SpanishMuflón de berbería
GermanBerberschaf
Taxonomy
ClassMammalia
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilyBovidae
Scientific name Ammotragus lervia
AuthorPallas 1777
Standard referenceWilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. Eds., 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third Edition. John Hopkins University Press

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