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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Caprinae — theBarbary sheep .
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Magin estimated that there were in the reserve approximately 12,000 dorcas gazelle Gazella dorcas (V), 170 dama gazelle Gazella dama (E), and 3,500 Barbary sheep, (aoudad) Ammotragus lervia, some 70% of the Barbary sheep population of Niger.
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The ecology of the aoudad (Ammotragus lervia) in the Aïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve 1988-1990.
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There are two non-native introductions or escapees, Rocky Mountain elk Cervus elaphus and Barbary sheep Ammotragus lervia.
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Aoudad ( '' Ammotragus lervia '') (Photograph by Anne Carney)
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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus, VU), Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia, VU), and caracal (Felis caracal), species more closely associated with arid climates, also exist here.
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These include ruffled mouflon or Barbary sheep Ammotragus lervia (I), once thought extinct in the area, caracal Felis caracal, cheetah Acinonyx jubatus (V) and dorcas gazelle Gazella dorcas (V), reed cat Felis chaus and sand cat F. margarita.
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There are still populations of the Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia, VU), which is threatened by habitat destruction and poaching.
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The most recent study of the fauna of the Jebel Uweinat is that of Leonard, who studied the effects of grazing by Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorca) and Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia) on the vegetation of the area.
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Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas) and moufflon (Ammotragus lervia) were recently documented in the Jebel Uweinat portion of the ecoregion.
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Small populations of the Barbary sheep or aoudad (Ammotragus lervia, VU) may exist on scattered rocky outcrops.
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