Ovis

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.

Ovis
Bighorn Sheep
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Ovis

Linnaeus, 1758
Sheep in Patagonia, Argentina

Taxonomy

These are the main species of ovis.

Ovis ammonArgali
Ovis orientalis aries[1]Domestic sheep
Orientalis orientalis orientalis groupMouflon
Ovis orientalis vignei groupUrial
Ovis canadensisBighorn sheep
Ovis dalliThinhorn sheep
Ovis nivicolaSnow sheep

References

  1. ICZN (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature) opinion 2027 Archived 2008-04-22 at the Wayback Machine

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