aoudad vs Five-spot Burnet

Ammotragus lervia compared with Zygaena trifolii

Key Differences

• aoudad is Vulnerable while Five-spot Burnet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	Five-spot Burnet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Zygaenidae
Genus	Ammotragus	Zygaena
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Zygaena trifolii

Evolutionary Relationship

aoudad and Five-spot Burnet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

Five-spot Burnet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aoudad	Five-spot Burnet
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.

Five-spot Burnet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.