This article is about all Ovis species. For an article specifically about the domestic species, see sheep.
Ovis
There are 7 species of Ovis.
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Family:
Bovidae
Subfamily:
Caprinae
Tribe:
Caprini
Genus:
Ovis Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Ovis aries
Linnaeus, 1758
Species
See text.
Ovis is a genus of mammals, part of the Caprinae subfamily of the ruminant family Bovidae.[1] Its seven highly sociable species are known as sheep or ovines. Domestic sheep are members of the genus, and are thought to be descended from the wild mouflon of central and southwest Asia.
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2023). "Ovis gracilis sp. nov. (Artiodactyla, Bovidae) from the Lower Pleistocene of the Taurida Cave in the Crimea and History of the Genus Ovis". Paleontological...
Look up ovi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. OVI may refer to: Ohio Volunteer Infantry, volunteer regiment during the American Civil War Operating...
today: Ovis ophion by Blyth in 1841 for wild sheep in Cyprus; Ovis laristanica by Nikolai Nasonov in 1909 for wild sheep in Lar in southern Iran; Ovis orientalis...
(Ovis aries) are a domesticated, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock. Although the term sheep can apply to other species in the genus Ovis, in...
The bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) is a species of sheep native to North America. It is named for its large horns. A pair of horns may weigh up to 14 kg...
Ovis dalli, also known as the Dall sheep or thinhorn sheep, is a species of wild sheep native to northwestern North America. Ovis dalli contains two subspecies:...
Oestrus ovis, the sheep bot fly, is a widespread species of fly of the genus Oestrus. It is known for its parasitic predation and damage to sheep, deer...
The argali (Ovis ammon), also known as the mountain sheep, is a wild sheep that roams the highlands of western East Asia, the Himalayas, Tibet, and the...
Ovis orientalis (a species of wild sheep, Ovis) may refer to: the Ovis orientalis orientalis subspecies group, commonly known as mouflon, the Ovis orientalis...
Merino sheep (Ovis aries). One was a famous ram named Sinbad, that was killed by falling into the well. Moe Pond is located west of Mount Ovis. "Legends and...
Skrjabinema ovis is a nematode species of the genus Skrjabinema within the Oxyuridae family. This species typically parasitise ruminants. Skrjabinema ovis is known...
bacillary bands. T. ovis that inhabit different species of sheep or goats can have slightly different morphologies. Like all whipworms, T. ovis primarily inhabit...
disease. B. ovis can be transmitted by the stable fly. Infection causes severe inflammation of the epididymis, particularly the tail. Brucella ovis, reviewed...
The Marco Polo sheep (Ovis ammon polii) is a subspecies of argali sheep, named after Marco Polo. Their habitat are the mountainous regions of Central Asia...
Falsochrobactrum ovis is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming and non-motile bacterium from the genus of Falsochrobactrum which has been isolated...
but genetic analysis has reduced the genus to a single species, Psoroptes ovis. Gary Mullen & Barry M. OConnor (2009). "Mites (Acari)". In Gary Mullen &...
of Ovis nivicola has been completely mapped out. A first-draft genome assembly exists for Ovis nivicola. Harris, R.B.; Tsytsulina. K. (2008). "Ovis nivicola"...
The desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) is a subspecies of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) that is native to the deserts of the United States'...
the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "Ovi" (alternatively spelled "Ovie") and "the Great Eight" in reference to his...
the urial (Ovis orientalis) occupies a largely infertile area from Kashmir to Iran, including much desert country. The Armenian mouflon (Ovis gmelini gmelini)...
Press (2nd edition), ISBN 1-57157-021-7. Media related to Ovis ammon ammon at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Ovis ammon ammon at Wikispecies v t e...
2017-03-27. Hermans, W. A. (September 15, 1996). "[The European mouflon, Ovis musimon]". Tijdschrift voor Diergeneeskunde. 121 (18): 515–517. PMID 8928183...
list of breeds of domestic sheep. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are partially derived from mouflon (Ovis gmelini) stock, and have diverged sufficiently to...
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