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Subspecies of mammal

The Armenian mouflon[1] (Ovis gmelini gmelini) is an endangered subspecies of mouflon endemic to Iran, Armenia, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iraq.[2]

The Armenian mouflon was first described in 1840 by Edward Blyth, who equated it with the "Orientalische Schaaf" (Oriental sheep) described by Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin in 1774.[3][4][5]

It is known as the Armenian mouflon in both Armenian: հայկական մուֆլոն, haykakan muflon and Persian: قوچ‌ ارمنی, Qutch-e armani.[6] Alternative names include Armenian wild sheep,[7][8]Armenian red sheep,[9]Transcaucasian mountain sheep,[10][11]Transcaucasian sheep.[12] and Anatolian mouflon.[2]

In Iran, Armenian mouflons are found in the northwestern part of the country. Individuals were transferred to Kabudan Island in Lake Urmia in 1895 and 1906 by one of the governors of Iranian Azerbaijan.[13] A study carried out in the 1970s at the island f...