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: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida 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: Ovis aries
Subspecies: O. a. ophion

Name

Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758

Type locality: "Habitat in siccis apricis calidis"; identified as Sweden by Thomas 1911:153; domesticated stock BHL

Synonyms

Ovis guineensis Linnaeus, 1758
Ovis strepsiceros Linnaeus, 1758

References

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 70–71. Reference page.
Ovis aries in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. [in error]
ICZN 2003. OPINION 2027 (Case 3010). Usage of 17 specific names based on wild species which are pre-dated by or contemporary with those based on domestic animals (Lepidoptera, Osteichthyes, Mammalia): conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 60(1): 81–85. BHL Reference page.
Kaeuffer, R.; Bonenfant, C.; Chapuis, J.-L.; Devillard, S. 2010: Dynamics of an introduced population of mouflon Ovis aries on the sub-Antarctic archipelago of Kerguelen. Ecography, 33: 435–442. DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2009.05604.x
Thomas, O. 1911. The Mammals of the Tenth Edition of Linnaeus; an Attempt to fix the Types of the Genera and the exact Bases and Localities of the Species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 81(1): 120–158. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1911.tb06995.x BHL Reference page.

Vernacular names

Acèh: Bubiri
Afrikaans: Skaap
ak: Ojwan
Ænglisc: Scēap
العربية: خروف
asturianu: Oveya
অসমীয়া: ভেড়া
авар: Чахъу
Aymar aru: Iwija
башҡортса: Һарыҡ
беларуская (тарашкевіца): Авечка
беларуская: Авечка свойская
български: Домашна овца
bamanankan: Saga
বাংলা: ভেড়া
བོད་ཡིག: ལུག
brezhoneg: Dañvad
bosanski: Ovca
буряад: Хонин
català: Ovella
нохчийн: Ústaģ
Tsetsêhestâhese: Kosa
کوردی: پەز
kaszëbsczi: Domôcô òwca
čeština: Ovce domácí
чӑвашла: Сурăх
Cymraeg: Dafad
dansk: Får
Deutsch: Hausschaf
eʋegbe: Egbon
Ελληνικά: Πρόβατο
English: Sheep, Ram (male), Ewe (female)
Esperanto: Ŝafo
español: Oveja
eesti: Lammas
euskara: Ardi
فارسی: گوسفند
võro: Lammas
suomi: Lammas
føroyskt: Seyður
Nordfriisk: Sjip
français: Mouton
Gaeilge: Caora
Gàidhlig: Caora
galego: Ovella
Gaelg: Keyrrey
客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî: Mièn-yòng
עברית: כבש הבית
हिन्दी: भेड़
hrvatski: Domaća ovca
Kreyòl ayisyen: Mouton
magyar: Juh, birka
interlingua: Ove
Bahasa Indonesia: Domba
Ido: Mutono
íslenska: Sauðfé, Kind
italiano: Pecora
日本語: ヒツジ
Jawa: Wedhus gembel
қазақша: Қой
перем коми: Баля
한국어: 양
лакку: Тта
lombard: Ovis orientalis aries
lingála: Mpatá
lietuvių: Avis
latviešu: Aita
мокшень: Уча
македонски: Овца
മലയാളം: ചെമ്മരിയാട്
монгол: Хонь
मराठी: मेंढी
Bahasa Melayu: Biri-biri
Malti: Nagħġa
Mirandés: Canhona
မြန်မာဘာသာ: သိုး
مازِرونی: گسفن
Nāhuatl: Ichcatl
Plattdüütsch: Schaap
Nederlands: Schaap
norsk nynorsk: Sau
norsk: Tamsau
Diné bizaad: Dibé
Kapampangan: Tupa
polski: Owca domowa
پنجابی: پیڈ
português: Carneiro (male), Ovelha (female)
Runa Simi: Uwiha
armãneashti: Oai
română: Oaie domestică
русский: Овца
sicilianu: Crastu
Scots: Sheep
sardu: Brebei
davvisámegiella: Sávza
Sängö: Walitaba
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Ovca
slovenčina: Ovca domáca
slovenščina: Domača ovca
Gagana Samoa: Mamoe
chiShona: Hwayi
српски / srpski: Овца
svenska: Tamfår, får
Kiswahili: Kondoo-kaya
தமிழ்: வளர்ப்புச் செம்மறியாடு
తెలుగు: గొర్రె
тоҷикӣ: Гӯсфанд
ไทย: แกะ
Tagalog: Tupa
Türkçe: Evcil koyun
chiTumbuka: Mbelele
удмурт: Ыж
українська: Вівця
اردو: بھیڑ
vèneto: Pégora/Piègora (fémena); Béco, Molton (màs-cio)
Tiếng Việt: Cừu nhà
West-Vlams: Schoap
Winaray: Karnero
walon: Bedots
хальмг: Хөн
ייִדיש: שאף
Yorùbá: Àgùtàn
閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú: Mî-iûⁿ
粵語: 羊
中文: 羊
isiZulu: Imvu