aoudad vs Sibthorp's Fritillary

Ammotragus lervia compared with Fritillaria sibthorpiana

Key Differences

• aoudad is Vulnerable while Sibthorp's Fritillary is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	Sibthorp's Fritillary
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Liliaceae
Genus	Ammotragus	Fritillaria
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Fritillaria sibthorpiana

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

Sibthorp's Fritillary

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aoudad	Sibthorp's Fritillary
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.

Sibthorp's Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.