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Species profile—Ovis aries (domestic sheep)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Bovidae (horned ruminants) → Ovis aries (domestic sheep)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Bovidae (horned ruminants)
Scientific name
Ovis aries
Common name
domestic sheep
WildNet taxon ID
19660
Alternate name(s)
sheep
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Exotic
Pest status
Feral Animal

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=19660.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024