Arrui vs Muflón de Dall

Ammotragus lervia compared with Ovis dalli

Key Differences

• Arrui is Vulnerable while Muflón de Dall is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrui	Muflón de Dall
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family same	Bovidae (Bovids)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Ammotragus	Ovis
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Ovis dalli

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrui and Muflón de Dall share a common ancestor at the Family level: Bovidae. (Bovids)

Conservation Status

Arrui

VU — Vulnerable

Muflón de Dall

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrui	Muflón de Dall
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrui

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.

Muflón de Dall

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrui

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.