Ovis
Appearance

Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Bovidae
Subfamilia: Caprinae
Genus: Ovis
Species (7 + †2):
O. ammon –
O. aries –
O. canadensis –
O. dalli –
O. gmelini –
O. nivicola –
O. vignei –
†O. gracilis –
†O. shantungensis
Name
[edit]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
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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