aoudad vs Nummular-leaved Savory

Ammotragus lervia compared with Clinopodium nummulariifolium

Key Differences

• aoudad is Vulnerable while Nummular-leaved Savory is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	Nummular-leaved Savory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Ammotragus	Clinopodium
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Clinopodium nummulariifolium

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

Nummular-leaved Savory

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aoudad	Nummular-leaved Savory
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.

Nummular-leaved Savory

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.