This wild sheep inhabits mountains in the Caucasus and western Asia. It uses hills, grasslands, shrublands, and rocky terrain, and lives in groups.
Its coat is reddish brown, with paler areas on the muzzle, underside, and lower legs. Males have horns and may show a pale saddle-like patch.
It uses mountain slopes and broken terrain with cliffs. It eats herbaceous and woody plants, and group composition can vary by season.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.