Ovis

Ovis is a genus of mammals, part of the Caprinae subfamily of the ruminant family Bovidae. Its seven species are highly sociable, and are known as sheep or ovines. Domestic sheep are members of the genus, and are thought to be descended from the wild mouflon of central and southwest Asia.

The argali (Ovis ammon), also known as the mountain sheep, is a wild sheep native to the highlands of western East Asia, the Himalayas, Tibet, and the Altai Mountains.

species of sheep native to North America

The urial ( ; Ovis vignei), also known as arkars, shapo, or shapu, is a wild sheep native to Central and South Asia. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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The mouflon or moufflon (Ovis gmelini) is a wild sheep native to Cyprus, two separate parts of Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran.It is also found in parts of Europe. It is thought to be the ancestor of all modern domestic sheep breeds.

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subspecies of mammal

subspecies of mammal

subspecies of mammal

subspecies of mammal

subspecies of sheep native to North America

Subspecies of sheep endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California

Subspecies of Thinhorn sheep native to northwestern North America

a type of sheep in ancient southern Egypt and Nubia

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