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Ovis
C. Linnaeus, 1758
- sheep
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Natura - nature
..Mundus - physical world
....Naturalia - natural bodies
......Biota
........Domain Eukaryota - eukaryotes
..........Unikonta
............Opisthokonta
..............Holozoa
................Kingdom Animalia - animals
..................Epitheliozoa
....................Eumetazoa - eumetazoans
......................Bilateria - bilaterians
........................Eubilateria
..........................Deuterostomia - deuterostomes
............................Phylum Chordata - chordates
..............................Subphylum Vertebrata - vertebrates
................................Infraphylum Gnathostomata - jawed vertebrates
..................................Superclass Tetrapoda - tetrapods
....................................Reptiliomorpha
......................................Batrachosauria
........................................Amniota
..........................................Synapsida
............................................Therapsida
..............................................Theriodontia
................................................Eutheriodontia
..................................................Cynodontia
....................................................Eucynodontia
......................................................Mammaliamorpha
........................................................Mammaliaformes
..........................................................Holotheria
............................................................Class Mammalia - mammals
..............................................................Theriimorpha
................................................................Theriiformes
..................................................................Trechnotheria
....................................................................Cladotheria
......................................................................Zatheria
........................................................................Subclass Boreosphenida
..........................................................................Theria
............................................................................Infraclass Eutheria
..............................................................................Cohort Placentalia - placentals
................................................................................Magnorder Boreoeutheria
..................................................................................Grandorder Laurasiatheria
....................................................................................Scrotifera
......................................................................................Fereuungulata
........................................................................................Euungulata
..........................................................................................Mirorder Eparctocyona
............................................................................................Order Cetartiodactyla
..............................................................................................Suborder Ruminantia
................................................................................................Superfamily Bovoidea
..................................................................................................Family Bovidae - antelope, cattle, bison, buffalo, goats, and sheep
....................................................................................................Subfamily Caprinae
......................................................................................................Tribe Caprini
........................................................................................................Genus Ammotragus - aoudad
........................................................................................................Genus †Benicerus
........................................................................................................Genus Capra - goats
........................................................................................................Genus †Caprotragoides
........................................................................................................Genus †Gentrytragus
........................................................................................................Genus Hemitragus - tahrs
........................................................................................................Genus †Mesembriacerus
........................................................................................................Genus †Neotragocerus
........................................................................................................Genus †Norbertia
........................................................................................................Genus †Numidocapra
........................................................................................................Genus †Oioceros
........................................................................................................Genus †Olonbulukia
........................................................................................................Genus Oreamnos - mountain goat
........................................................................................................Genus †Pachytragus
........................................................................................................Genus †Paraprotoryx
........................................................................................................Genus †Parapseudotragus
........................................................................................................Genus †Procamptoceras
........................................................................................................Genus †Prosinotragus
........................................................................................................Genus †Protoryx
........................................................................................................Genus Pseudois - bharals
........................................................................................................Genus †Pseudotragus
........................................................................................................Genus Rupicapra - chamois
........................................................................................................Genus †Sinocapra
........................................................................................................Genus †Sinopalaeoceros
........................................................................................................Genus †Sinotragus
........................................................................................................Genus †Sivacapra
........................................................................................................Genus †Sporadotragus
........................................................................................................Genus †Tethytragus
........................................................................................................Genus †Tossunnoria
........................................................................................................Genus †Turcocerus
........................................................................................................(Genus †Sinomioceros)
........................................................................................................Genus Ovis - sheep
..........................................................................................................Species Ovis ammon - argali
..........................................................................................................Species Ovis aries - domestic sheep
..........................................................................................................Species Ovis canadensis - American bighorn
..........................................................................................................Species Ovis dalli - Dall sheep
..........................................................................................................Species Ovis nivicola - Siberian bighorn
..........................................................................................................Species Ovis vignei - urial
..........................................................................................................(Species Ovis guineensis)
..........................................................................................................(Species Ovis laristanica)
..........................................................................................................(Species Ovis musimon) - mouflon
..........................................................................................................(Species Ovis orientalis) - mouflon
..........................................................................................................(Species Ovis strepsiceros)
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Last updated: 7 Apr 2012