Ovis aries

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Gary B

Lion

I think this is now classified as Ovis aries musimon.
https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/9938
https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=552812#null
https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/71353 Posted 6 years ago
1. Lars Korb
  
  Lion
  
  As for the Mouflon, that is absolutely correct, Gary - thank you.
  So, the description on the right is the wrong one.
  Ovis gmelini aries is the common Domestic Sheep; and that's what I posted as the picture and ID. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Gary B
    
    Lion
    
    Lars, I'm not sure if it is the wrong one or not but when I began reading about this group of wild sheep I saw that the taxonomy was a bit "confused" and so decided not to create a species page until I knew more. Are the sheep in your photo a domesticated breed? If they are then I think the species name would be Ovis aries. But I'm not all that familiar with sheep species. I was also reading that the Mouflon (Ovis orientalis) has been breed with domestic sheep and where it has escaped into the wild in North America has successfully hybridized with the native bighorn sheep. Hope you can sort this out better than I can. Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Lars Korb
      
      Lion
      
      Yes, Gary, as I said it is a domestic sheep. For some reason the German Wiki site says the scientific name is Ovis gmelini aries, the English page says it's Ovis aries. Posted 6 years ago

Lars Korb

Lion

Corrected the ID and description Posted 6 years ago

The Domestic sheep

Sheep are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name "sheep" applies to many species in the genus ''Ovis'', in everyday usage it almost always refers to ''Ovis aries''.

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates

Species identified by Lars Korb