aoudad vs Hedgehog arion

Ammotragus lervia compared with Arion intermedius

Key Differences

• aoudad is Vulnerable while Hedgehog arion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	Hedgehog arion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Arionidae
Genus	Ammotragus	Arion
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Arion intermedius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

Hedgehog arion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aoudad	Hedgehog arion
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.

Hedgehog arion

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

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 5 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇴 Norway 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇺🇸 United States