aoudad vs Sheep's Ear Abalone

Ammotragus lervia compared with Haliotis ovina

Key Differences

• aoudad is Vulnerable while Sheep's Ear Abalone is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	Sheep's Ear Abalone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Haliotidae
Genus	Ammotragus	Haliotis
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Haliotis ovina

Evolutionary Relationship

aoudad and Sheep's Ear Abalone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

Sheep's Ear Abalone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aoudad	Sheep's Ear Abalone
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.

Sheep's Ear Abalone

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway