aoudad vs dooryard sowbug

Ammotragus lervia compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• aoudad is Vulnerable while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Porcellionidae
Genus	Ammotragus	Porcellio
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

aoudad and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aoudad	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

aoudad

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.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

aoudad

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇴 Norway 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇸 United States