Aoudad de Barbarie vs

Ammotragus lervia compared with Diderma meyerae

Key Differences

• Aoudad de Barbarie is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aoudad de Barbarie
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Protozoa (protozoaire)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Physarales (Physariida)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Didymiaceae
Genus	Ammotragus	Diderma
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Diderma meyerae

Conservation Status

Aoudad de Barbarie

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aoudad de Barbarie
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Diderma meyerae is a plasmodial slime mold in the order Physarales, forming small, stalked sporangia with a double peridium on decaying plant debris. It inhabits forest leaf litter and woody substrates in humid environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway