aoudad vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Ammotragus lervia compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• aoudad is Vulnerable while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Ammotragus	Dicksonia
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Dicksonia utteridgei

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aoudad	Utteridge's rough tree fern
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.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.