aoudad vs Mulberry

Ammotragus lervia compared with Morus alba

Key Differences

• aoudad is Vulnerable while Mulberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	Mulberry
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Sulidae
Genus	Ammotragus	Morus
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Morus alba

Evolutionary Relationship

aoudad and Mulberry share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

Mulberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aoudad	Mulberry
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.

Mulberry

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).

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 8 countries:

🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇴 Norway 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇸 United States