aoudad vs Mountain Anoa

Ammotragus lervia compared with Bubalus quarlesi

Key Differences

• aoudad is Vulnerable while Mountain Anoa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	Mountain Anoa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family same	Bovidae (Bovids)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Ammotragus	Bubalus
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Bubalus quarlesi

Evolutionary Relationship

aoudad and Mountain Anoa share a common ancestor at the Family level: Bovidae. (Bovids)

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aoudad	Mountain Anoa
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.

Mountain Anoa

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.