Kebsh el Gebel vs Taiga tick

Ammotragus lervia compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Kebsh el Gebel is Vulnerable while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kebsh el Gebel	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Arachnida (عنكبيات)
Order	Artiodactyla (مزدوجات الأصابع)	Ixodida (لبوديات الشكل)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Ixodidae
Genus	Ammotragus	Ixodes
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Kebsh el Gebel and Taiga tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (حيوانات)

Conservation Status

Kebsh el Gebel

VU — Vulnerable

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kebsh el Gebel	Taiga tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kebsh el Gebel

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

Kebsh el Gebel

The Aoudad (Ammotragus lervia) is a species in the genus Ammotragus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic.