Aoudad de Barbarie vs Moiré cendré

Ammotragus lervia compared with Erebia pandrose

Key Differences

• Aoudad de Barbarie is Vulnerable while Moiré cendré is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aoudad de Barbarie	Moiré cendré
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Ammotragus	Erebia
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Erebia pandrose

Evolutionary Relationship

Aoudad de Barbarie and Moiré cendré share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Aoudad de Barbarie

VU — Vulnerable

Moiré cendré

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aoudad de Barbarie	Moiré cendré
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aoudad de Barbarie

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.

Moiré cendré

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (22 countries).

Aoudad de Barbarie

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 5 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇴 Norway 🇪🇸 Spain