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GENUS Ovis

Author:Linnaeus, 1758.
Citation:Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1: 70.
Type Species:Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758.
Comments:Placed in Capra by Van Gelder (1977b); see comments under Capra. There is no consensus concerning the number of species to be recognized in this genus; some would recognize only one (ammon; see Haltenorth, 1963:126-128); others two (ammon, canadensis; see Corbet, 1978c:218); while others recognize up to seven, as do the most recent reviews (Korobitsyna et al., 1974; Nadler et al., 1973). Five species are listed here. Species-groups are nominate Ovis or aries group (includes also ammon) and Pachyceros or canadensis group (includes also dalli and nivicola).
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SPECIES ammon

SUBSPECIES ammon

SUBSPECIES collium

SUBSPECIES comosa

SUBSPECIES darwini

SUBSPECIES hodgsonii

SUBSPECIES karelini

SUBSPECIES nigrimontana

SUBSPECIES polii

SUBSPECIES severtzovi

SPECIES aries

SUBSPECIES aries

SUBSPECIES arkal

SUBSPECIES cycloceros

SUBSPECIES isphahanica

SUBSPECIES laristanica

SUBSPECIES musimon

SUBSPECIES ophion

SUBSPECIES orientalis

SUBSPECIES vignei

SPECIES canadensis

SUBSPECIES canadensis

SUBSPECIES californiana

SUBSPECIES cremnobates

SUBSPECIES mexicana

SUBSPECIES nelsoni

SUBSPECIES weemsi

SPECIES dalli

SUBSPECIES dalli

SUBSPECIES stonei

SPECIES nivicola

SUBSPECIES nivicola

SUBSPECIES borealis

SUBSPECIES kodarensis

SUBSPECIES koriakorum

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