aoudad vs Kirby's Nomad Bee

Ammotragus lervia compared with Nomada subcornuta

Key Differences

aoudad is Vulnerable while Kirby's Nomad Bee is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	Kirby's Nomad Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Ammotragus	Nomada
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Nomada subcornuta

Evolutionary Relationship

aoudad and Kirby's Nomad Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

Kirby's Nomad Bee

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aoudad	Kirby's Nomad Bee
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.

Kirby's Nomad Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.