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    Species Accepted

    Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758

    Domestic Sheep
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Ovis

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      Recorded as introduced in 61 countries or islands

      61 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      Antigua and BarbudaNo
      ArgentinaNo
      AustriaNo
      AustraliaNo
      ArubaNo
      Bosnia and HerzegovinaNo
      Bolivia, Plurinational State ofNo
      Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaNoUnknown
      Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaNoUnknown
      Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaYesUnknown
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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      152 results
      Aita Latvian
      Amɛ̈lbaai Dinka
      Ardi Basque
      Ariete Italian
      Avis Lithuanian
      Bayip nmx
      Bedots Walloon
      Biri-biri Malay
      Borrego Portuguese
      Borrego Doméstico Spanish

      Treatments

      Source: Catalogue of Life
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      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      9 results
      Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole. (2000). Common Names of Mammals of the World.
      Syst. Nat., 10th ed. vol.1 p.70
      Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
      Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (1993). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd Ed., 3rd Printing.
      Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd Ed., Vols. 1 & 2.
      Tjernberg. (2008). Artfaktadatabasarbete.
      Observation.org contributors. 2018. "Download species lists". Observation.org, Nature observations form around the world. est. 2008. Hisko de Vries (man). Observation International Foundation. https://observation.org/download.php?lang=en&local=xx
      Suomen Lajitietokeskus. https://laji.fi
      Burgin, Connor J., Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier, Anthony B. Rylands, et al. (2020). Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 2. Eulipotyphla to Carnivora.

      Citation

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