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Ovis
File:Ovis canadensis 2.jpg
Bighorn Sheep
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Ovis

Linnaeus, 1758

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File:Ovejas en Patagonia - Argentina.jpg
Sheep in Patagonia, Argentina

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[change]

These are the main species of ovis.

File:Argali.jpg Ovis ammon Argali
File:Ovis orientalis aries 'Skudde' (aka).jpg Ovis orientalis aries[1] Domestic sheep
File:Mouflon 2.jpg Orientalis orientalis orientalis group Mouflon
File:Ovis ammon vignei arkal Pretoria 3.jpg Ovis orientalis vignei group Urial
File:Ovis canadensis 2.jpg Ovis canadensis Bighorn sheep
File:2005 04 27 1582 Dall Sheep.jpg Ovis dalli Thinhorn sheep
Ovis nivicola Snow sheep

References[change]

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

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