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Caprids
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Ovis
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| Sheep | |
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Bighorn Sheep | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Genus: | Ovis Linnaeus, 1758 |
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.
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)
Argali or mountain sheep (Ovis ammon)
Ovis canadensis group
Snow sheep (Ovis nivicola)
Dall Sheep (Ovis dalli)
Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
These are the main species of ovis.
 | Ovis ammon | Argali |
 | Ovis orientalis aries[1] | Domestic sheep |
 | Orientalis orientalis orientalis group | Mouflon |
 | Ovis orientalis vignei group | Urial |
 | Ovis canadensis | Bighorn sheep |
 | Ovis dalli | Dall Sheep |
| Ovis nivicola | Snow sheep |
References |
↑ ICZN (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature) opinion 2027
Other websites |
 | Wikispecies has information on: Ovis. |
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ovis. |
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