Ovis
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Ovis is a genus of the subfamily Caprinae, of the family Bovidae. The wild sheep and domestic sheep and other animals like it belong to this genus. There are 5 or more animals in this genus.
[change] Taxonomy
- Genus Ovis
- Ovis orientalis group
- Ovis orientalis
- Mouflon (Ovis orientalis orientalis group)
- Domestic sheep (Ovis aries or Ovis orientalis aries)
- Urial (Ovis orientalis vignei group)
- Mouflon (Ovis orientalis orientalis group)
- Argali or mountain sheep (Ovis ammon)
- Ovis orientalis
- Ovis canadensis group
- Snow sheep (Ovis nivicola)
- Dall Sheep (Ovis dalli)
- Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
- Ovis orientalis group
These are the main species of ovis.
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Ovis ammon | Argali |
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Ovis orientalis aries[1] | Domestic sheep |
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Orientalis orientalis orientalis group | Mouflon |
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Ovis orientalis vignei group | Urial |
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Ovis canadensis | Bighorn sheep |
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Ovis dalli | Dall Sheep |
| Ovis nivicola | Snow sheep |
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[change] References
- ↑ ICZN (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature) opinion 2027
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