Species
Five species and numerous subspecies of sheep are currently recognised, although some subspecies have also been considered full species. The following are the main ones:
| Ovis ammon | Argali | |
| Ovis aries aries | Domestic sheep | |
| Ovis aries musimon | Mouflon | |
| Ovis vignei | Urial | |
| Ovis canadensis | Bighorn sheep | |
| Ovis dalli | Dall Sheep | |
| Ovis nivicola | Snow sheep |
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Famous quotes containing the word species:
“Let us guard against saying that death is opposed to life. The living is merely a species of the dead, and a very rare species.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
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—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
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—Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (1832–1898)