Ovis

E16657

genus

Ovis is a genus of hoofed mammals that includes domestic sheep and several wild sheep species found across Eurasia, North Africa, and North America.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Dall sheep	6
Ovis aries	6
Ovis canonical	3
Ovis ammon	2
Ovis nivicola	2
Shetland sheep	2
Lamb	1
Ovis canadensis	1
Ovis dalli	1
Ovis vignei	1
Polish Mountain Sheep	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T138937 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ovis
Context triple: [Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, genus, Ovis]

A. Mouton
Mouton is an academic publishing house known for its influential works in linguistics and related fields.
B. Bison
Bison is the official mascot of Howard University, symbolizing the institution’s strength, resilience, and historic legacy.
C. Angus
Angus is a historic county and region on the east coast of Scotland known for its rural landscapes, agriculture, and coastal towns.
D. Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep
The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep is an endangered subspecies of bighorn sheep native to California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, known for its impressive curved horns and adaptation to steep, rocky alpine terrain.
E. mule deer
The mule deer is a North American deer species known for its large, mule-like ears and adaptability to a wide range of habitats, from mountains and forests to deserts.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ovis
Target entity description: Ovis is a genus of hoofed mammals that includes domestic sheep and several wild sheep species found across Eurasia, North Africa, and North America.

A. Mouton
Mouton is an academic publishing house known for its influential works in linguistics and related fields.
B. Bison
Bison is the official mascot of Howard University, symbolizing the institution’s strength, resilience, and historic legacy.
C. Angus
Angus is a historic county and region on the east coast of Scotland known for its rural landscapes, agriculture, and coastal towns.
D. Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep
The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep is an endangered subspecies of bighorn sheep native to California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, known for its impressive curved horns and adaptation to steep, rocky alpine terrain.
E. mule deer
The mule deer is a North American deer species known for its large, mule-like ears and adaptability to a wide range of habitats, from mountains and forests to deserts.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ
belongsToClade	Ruminantia ⓘ
bodyCovering	hair ⓘ wool ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
commonName	sheep ⓘ
diet	forbs ⓘ grasses ⓘ shrubs ⓘ
domesticatedRepresentative	Ovis aries ⓘ
family	Bovidae ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	herbivorous ⓘ hoofed ⓘ ruminant ⓘ
hasMember	Ovis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ovis ammon Ovis aries ⓘ Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep ⓘ surface form: Ovis canadensis Ovis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ovis dalli Ovis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ovis nivicola Ovis orientalis ⓘ Ovis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ovis vignei
includesDomesticForm	Ovis aries ⓘ
includesWildSheep	Ovis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ovis ammon Ovis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ovis canadensis Ovis dalli ⓘ Ovis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ovis nivicola Ovis orientalis ⓘ Ovis orientalis ⓘ surface form: Ovis vignei
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
malesOftenHave	horns ⓘ
nativeToContinent	Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ
nativeToRegion	Eurasia ⓘ North Africa ⓘ
order	Artiodactyla ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproductionType	viviparous ⓘ
sexualDimorphism	present ⓘ
subfamily	Caprinae ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
typicalHabitat	grasslands ⓘ mountains ⓘ steppes ⓘ
usedByHumansFor	hides ⓘ meat ⓘ milk ⓘ wool ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep → genus → Ovis ⓘ

Artiodactyla → includesExampleSpecies → Ovis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ovis aries

Ovis → hasMember → Ovis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ovis ammon

Ovis → hasMember → Ovis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ovis dalli

Ovis → hasMember → Ovis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ovis nivicola

Ovis → hasMember → Ovis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ovis vignei

Ovis → includesWildSheep → Ovis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ovis ammon

Ovis → includesWildSheep → Ovis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ovis canadensis

Ovis → includesWildSheep → Ovis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ovis nivicola

Bovidae → includesTaxon → Ovis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ovis aries

Shetland → knownFor → Ovis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shetland sheep

Shetland → hasBreedOrigin → Ovis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shetland sheep

Brooks Range → inhabitedBy → Ovis ⓘ