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Ovis aries (domestic sheep)

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Ovis aries was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. It is the type species of Ovis.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. antiqua

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Ovis aries Linnaeus p. 70
1758Ovis guineensis Linnaeus p. 71
1758Ovis strepsiceros Linnaeus p. 71
1902Ovis aries Hay p. 687
1911Ovis aries Thomas p. 153
1999Ovis aries Hassanin and Douzery p. 893
2008Ovis aries Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 979 figs. Fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
familyBovidae
subfamilyAntilopinaeGray 1821
tribeCaprini
genusOvis
speciesaries

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Ovis aries Linnaeus 1758 [domestic sheep]
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Invalid names: Ovis guineensis Linnaeus 1758 [synonym], Ovis strepsiceros Linnaeus 1758 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-22 12:01:17
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Quaternary to the top of the Holocene or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene15.97 - 0.781Netherlands Ovis aries (189573)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Netherlands Ovis aries (189574)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Ovis aries (21695 21956 115191)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa (Orange Free) Ovis aries (21867)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Ovis aries (21868)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Morocco Ovis aries (21856 21857 21859)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Libya Ovis aries (21884)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa Ovis aries (21948 21949 21951 21952)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Italy (Lombardia) Ovis aries (36376)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Ovis aries (115167)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Dodecanese) Ovis aries (182809)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0South Africa Ovis aries (21922)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Netherlands Ovis aries (55533 122115)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Kenya Ovis aries (21932 21935 22309)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Russian Federation Ovis aries (171637)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Italy (Vicenza) Ovis aries (43690)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Ovis aries (21921)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Ovis aries (215392)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Ovis aries (21908)