aoudad vs Gray's Bald-faced Saki

Ammotragus lervia compared with Pithecia irrorata

Key Differences

• aoudad is Vulnerable while Gray's Bald-faced Saki is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	Gray's Bald-faced Saki
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Pitheciidae
Genus	Ammotragus	Pithecia
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Pithecia irrorata

Evolutionary Relationship

aoudad and Gray's Bald-faced Saki share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

Gray's Bald-faced Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aoudad	Gray's Bald-faced Saki
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.

Gray's Bald-faced Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.