Ovis
genus of mammals
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Summary
Ovis is a taxon[1]. Ovis ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,870 views/month, #1,125 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Caprinae[4], Caprini[5]
- Taxon name: Ovis[6]
- Part of: sheep[7]
- Commons category: Ovis[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ovis[9]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[10], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[15], New International Encyclopedia[16]
- This taxon is source of: sheep meat[17], Runo[18], sheep milk[19], wool[20]
- Different from: Бараны (Псковская область)[21]
- Homonymous taxon: Ovis[22]
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Identifiers
Ovis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42387[23]. Ovis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9935[24]. Ovis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 39510[25]. Ovis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9531221[26]. Ovis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180709[27].
Why It Matters
Ovis has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Ovis is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]