Ovis orientalis

E83165
species wild sheep

Ovis orientalis is a wild sheep species native to parts of Asia and the Middle East, considered an important ancestor of domestic sheep.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Ovis vignei 2
Ovis orientalis group 1
Ovis orientalis musimon 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf species ⓘ
wild sheep ⓘ
activityPattern diurnal ⓘ
ancestorOf Ovis ⓘ
surface form: Ovis aries
belongsTo Ovis orientalis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ovis orientalis group
bodyCovering fur ⓘ
breathing lungs ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Ovis ⓘ
surface form: Ovis aries
commonName mouflon ⓘ
wild sheep ⓘ
considered important ancestor of domestic sheep ⓘ
describedBy Pallas ⓘ
diet herbivore ⓘ
domain Eukaryota ⓘ
domesticationStatus wild ancestor of domestic sheep ⓘ
family Bovidae ⓘ
fertilization internal fertilization ⓘ
genus Ovis ⓘ
habitat mountainous regions ⓘ
open woodland ⓘ
rocky slopes ⓘ
steppe ⓘ
hasHorns true ⓘ
hasSubspecies Ovis orientalis gmelini ⓘ
Ovis orientalis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ovis orientalis musimon

Ovis orientalis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ovis orientalis orientalis
hornType permanent curved horns in males ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
movementType terrestrial ⓘ
nativeTo Anatolia ⓘ
Caucasus ⓘ
Central Asia ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
order Artiodactyla ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo Ovis orientalis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ovis vignei
reproduction sexual reproduction ⓘ
reproductiveStrategy viviparous ⓘ
socialStructure forms herds ⓘ
gregarious ⓘ
subfamily Bovidae ⓘ
surface form: Caprinae
taxonRank species ⓘ
thermoregulation endothermic ⓘ
trophicLevel primary consumer ⓘ
yearDescribed 1811 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Ovis orientalis → belongsTo → Ovis orientalis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ovis orientalis group
Ovis orientalis → hasSubspecies → Ovis orientalis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ovis orientalis orientalis
Ovis orientalis → hasSubspecies → Ovis orientalis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ovis orientalis musimon
Ovis → includesWildSheep → Ovis orientalis ⓘ
Ovis → includesWildSheep → Ovis orientalis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ovis vignei
Ovis orientalis → relatedTo → Ovis orientalis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ovis vignei