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Ovis orientalis Aries var."merino"; although others recognize them as a separate species, calling them "Ovis Aries Ariesvar. "merino".

There are different strains of merino sheep:

  1. Ovis orientalis Aries var. "merino" f. "argentine merino".
  2. Ovis orientalis Aries var. "merino" f. "arles merino".
  3. Ovis orientalis Aries var. "merino" f. "booroola merino".
  4. Ovis orientalis Aries var. "merino" f. "delaine merino".
  5. Ovis orientalis Aries var. "merino" f. "fonthill merino".
  6. Ovis orientalis Aries var. "merino" f. "karacabey merino".
  7. Ovis orientalis Aries var. "merino" f. "medium-wool merino".
  8. Ovis orientalis Aries var. "merino" f. "merinofleischschaft" ("German mutton merino").
  9. Ovis orientalis Aries var. "merino" f. "merinolandschaf" ("German merino").
  10. Ovis orientalis Aries var. "merino" f. "merino longwool".
  11. Ovis orientalis Aries var. "merino" f. "poll merino".
  12. Ovis orientalis Aries var. "merino" f. "south African merino".
  13. Ovis orientalis Aries var. "merino" f. "south African mutton merino" ("South African meat merino" or "SAMM").
  14. Ovis orientalis Aries var. "merino" f. "strong wool Merino".
  • The categories var. (variety) and f. (forma) are not recognized officially.
  • "Quoted names" are not recognized as formal names.
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11y ago

SHEEP

Domain: Eukarya

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Subclass: Theria

Infraclass: Eutheria

Order: Artiodactyla

Family: Bovidae

Subfamily: Caprinae

Genus: Ovis

Species: Aries

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14y ago

The lamb is a young sheep, so they have the same scientific name: Ovis aries.

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The scientific name for a sheep is Ovis Aries.

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The scientific or taxonomic name would be Ovis aries.

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sheep

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