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{{Taxonomy|image = Flock of sheep.jpg|kingdom = Animalia|phylum = Chordata|subphylum = Vertebrata|class = Mammalia|order = Artiodactyla|suborder = Ruminantia |family = Bovidae|subfamily = Caprinae|genus = Ovis|species = O. aries (Domestic sheep)<br>O. canadensis (Bighorn sheep)<br>O. dalli (Dall Sheep)<br>O. musimon or<br>O. ammon musimon (European Mouflon)<br>O. nivicola (Snow sheep)<br>O. orientalis (Asiatic Mouflon)<br>O. vignei (Urial)<br>O. ammon (Argali) }}
{{Taxonomy|image = Sheep.jpg|kingdom = Animalia|phylum = Chordata|subphylum = Vertebrata|class = Mammalia|order = Artiodactyla|suborder = Ruminantia |family = Bovidae|subfamily = Caprinae|genus = Ovis|species = O. aries (Domestic sheep)<br>O. canadensis (Bighorn sheep)<br>O. dalli (Dall Sheep)<br>O. musimon or<br>O. ammon musimon (European Mouflon)<br>O. nivicola (Snow sheep)<br>O. orientalis (Asiatic Mouflon)<br>O. vignei (Urial)<br>O. ammon (Argali) }}
'''Sheep''' are woolly herbivorous [[ungulate]]s, that are farmed in many places for their [[wool]], their fleeces, their [[mutton|meat]] and sometimes their milk. Male sheep are called rams or tups, female sheep are ewes, baby sheep are lambs.
'''Sheep''' are woolly herbivorous [[ungulate]]s, that are farmed in many places for their [[wool]], their fleeces, their [[mutton|meat]] and sometimes their milk. Male sheep are called rams or tups, female sheep are ewes, baby sheep are lambs.