Mammals › Bovids
Domestic Sheep
Ovis aries
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Domestic GoatCapra hircus
Asian MouflonOvis gmelinii
Wild BoarSus scrofa
Western Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Bighorn SheepOvis canadensis
Red DeerCervus elaphus
European Fallow DeerDama dama
Mule DeerOdocoileus hemionus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 29,654 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 29,036 |
| Canada | 125 |
| Texas | 114 |
| Australia | 112 |
| New Zealand | 112 |
| Hawaii | 101 |
| New Mexico | 75 |
| California | 74 |
| Spain | 64 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Even-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans · Artiodactyla |
| Family | Bovids · Bovidae |
| Genus | Sheep · Ovis |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Domestic Sheep with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.