aoudad vs Pale Devon Clothes

Ammotragus lervia compared with Nemapogon inconditella

Key Differences

• aoudad is Vulnerable while Pale Devon Clothes is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	Pale Devon Clothes
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Tineidae
Genus	Ammotragus	Nemapogon
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Nemapogon inconditella

Evolutionary Relationship

aoudad and Pale Devon Clothes share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

Pale Devon Clothes

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aoudad	Pale Devon Clothes
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.

Pale Devon Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.