Ovis

Ovis aries

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bovoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Ruminantiamorpha Subordo: Ruminantia Infraordo: Pecora Superfamilia: Bovoidea

Familia: Bovidae
Subfamilia: Caprinae
Genus: Ovis
Species (7 + †): O. ammon – O. aries – O. canadensis – O. dalli – O. gmelini – O. nivicola – O. vignei – †O. gracilis – †O. shantungensis

Name

Ovis Linnaeus, 1758: 70 [conserved name]

• Type species: Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758, by Linnean tautonymy.
• Gender: feminine.
• Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 75 (1922: 37).

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 
• International Commisision on Zoological Nomenclature 1922. Opinion 75. Twenty-seven generic names of Protozoa, Vermes, Pisces, Reptilia and Mammalia included in the Official List of Zoological Names. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 73(1): 35–37. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

العربية: خروف
azərbaycanca: Qoyun
Boarisch: Schoofén
беларуская (тарашкевіца): Бараны
беларуская: Бараны
български: Овце
català: Oví
qırımtatarca: Qoy
čeština: Ovce
Deutsch: Schafe
English: Sheep
eesti: Lammas
suomi: Lampaat
עברית: כבש (סוג)
hrvatski: Ovce
magyar: Vadjuhok
日本語: ヒツジ属
ქართული: ცხვარი
перем коми: Ыж увтыр
한국어: 양속
kurdî: Mih
kernowek: Davas
lietuvių: Kalniniai avinai
latviešu: Aitas
Nederlands: Schapen
norsk: Sauer
Diné bizaad: Dibé
português: Carneiro
română: Ovis
русский: Бараны
slovenčina: Ovca
shqip: Delja
svenska: Får
Türkçe: Koyun
ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche: قوي
українська: Баран
中文: 羊属

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