Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Ovis aries
Ovejuno, Sheep
Date of introduction (and disappearance) of this species unknown.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Bovidae
Genus
Ovis
Species
aries
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - not established
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Animals for breeding
Introduced status: Historic record only
Distribution: Previously present on farms on Santa Cruz and possibly on Isabela and San Cristóbal.
- Hoeck, H.N. (1984) Introduced fauna. In: Perry, R. (ed.): Key environments: Galápagos. Pergamon Press, Oxford, p. 233-246.
- Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G. Carrión, V., Zabala, J., Buitrón, P. & Milstead, B. (2007) Status of introduced vertebrates in Galapagos. Galapagos Report 2006–2007. Charles Darwin Foundation, Puerto Ayora, p. 136–141.
- Patry, M. (2002) Estatus de vertebrados introducidos en las islas mayores de Galápagos y estrategias de manejo. En: Fundación Natura: Informe Galápagos 2001-2002. Quito, Ecuador.
- Phillips, R. B. D.A. Wiedenfeld and H.L. Snell (2012) Current status of alien vertebrates in the Galápagos Islands: invasion history, distribution, and potential impacts. Biol Invasions (2012) 14:461–480 DOI 10.1007/s10530-011-0090-z
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"Galapagos Species Database, Ovis aries", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5240. Accessed 2 November 2026.