Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758
(Sheep (Domestic and Feral), Feral Sheep)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Soay Sheep
a breed of sheep
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 		Breed 6 images
Swaledale Sheep
a breed of sheep
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 		Breed 2 images
Texel Sheep
a breed of sheep
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 		Breed 8 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOvis aries (Sheep (Domestic and Feral), Feral Sheep)
GenusOvis (sheep)
FamilyBOVIDAE (cattle)
OrderARTIODACTYLA (even-toed ungulates)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Ovis aries (Sheep (Domestic and Feral), Feral Sheep) :
1: Ovis aries (Sheep (Domestic and Feral), Feral Sheep)
18 Jul 2007 OSGR: SH71 52° 40’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: Merioneth (VC 48) Wales

Effects of sheep grazing near Cadair Idris

Image 1: Effects of sheep grazing - diagonal viewImage 2: Effects of sheep grazing - diagonal view (2)Image 3: Effects of sheep grazing - view from in line with fenceImage 4: Effects of sheep grazing - view from in line with fence (2)Image 5: Effects of sheep grazing - view from in line with fence (3)Image 6: Effects of sheep grazing - view from in line with fence (4)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. National Sheep Association - A to Z of Sheep Breeds www.nationalsheep.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=9&Itemid=41
RBST Rare Breeds of Britain 77pp, Rare Breeds Survival Trust

Breeds

Anon. 1913 British breeds of live stock 2nd edition, 234pp, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office

Ovis aries (Sheep (Domestic and Feral), Feral Sheep) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ovis aries (Sheep (Domestic and Feral), Feral Sheep)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 114 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ovis aries (Sheep (Domestic and Feral), Feral Sheep)
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