aoudad vs Red River hog

Ammotragus lervia compared with Potamochoerus porcus

Key Differences

• aoudad is Vulnerable while Red River hog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	Red River hog
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	Bovidae (Bovids)	Suidae (Pigs)
Genus	Ammotragus	Potamochoerus
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Potamochoerus porcus

Evolutionary Relationship

aoudad and Red River hog share a common ancestor at the Order level: Artiodactyla. (Even-toed Ungulates)

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

Red River hog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aoudad	Red River hog
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.

Red River hog

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.