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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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