Arrui vs Guáyara

Ammotragus lervia compared with Zamia pumila

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrui	Guáyara
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Cycadopsida (Cycadatae)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Cycadales (Cycadidae)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Zamiaceae
Genus	Ammotragus	Zamia
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Zamia pumila

Conservation Status

Arrui

VU — Vulnerable

Guáyara

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrui	Guáyara
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.

Guáyara

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.