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Which order do sheep belong to?
Which order do sheep belong to?
What is the scientific name of domestic sheep?
What is the scientific name of domestic sheep?
What is the binomial name of domestic sheep?
What is the binomial name of domestic sheep?
What is the conservation status of domestic sheep?
What is the conservation status of domestic sheep?
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What is the subfamily of domestic sheep?
What is the subfamily of domestic sheep?
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Study Notes
Sheep: A Domesticated Species
- Sheep are a domesticated species of ruminant mammal, typically kept as livestock.
- The scientific classification of sheep is as follows: Domain - Eukaryota, Kingdom - Animalia, Phylum - Chordata, Class - Mammalia, Order - Artiodactyla, Family - Bovidae, Subfamily - Caprinae, Tribe - Caprini, Genus - Ovis, Species - O. aries.
- The binomial name for sheep is Ovis aries, as classified by Linnaeus in 1758.
- Domestic sheep are the most commonly referred to species within the genus Ovis.
- Sheep are classified as even-toed ungulates, belonging to the order Artiodactyla.
- Sheep are typically kept for various purposes, such as meat, wool, and milk production.
- They are herbivores and have a unique digestive system, being ruminants.
- Sheep are known for their flocking behavior and are social animals.
- There are different breeds of domestic sheep, each with distinct characteristics and traits.
- Sheep have been domesticated for thousands of years and are found worldwide.
- The conservation status of domestic sheep is classified as "domesticated."
- The scientific name Ovis aries is sometimes synonymously referred to as Ovis guineensis or Ovis strepsiceros.
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