Urial
| Urial | |
|---|---|
| Bukhara urial (Ovis vignei bochariensis) at Nordens Ark, Sweden | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Tribe: | Caprini |
| Genus: | Ovis |
| Species: | O. vignei |
| Binomial name | |
| Ovis vignei (Blyth, 1841) | |
| The range of Urial | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ovis orientalis vignei | |
The urial (/ˈʊəriəl/ OOR-ee-əl; Ovis vignei), 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.