Aoudad de Barbarie vs fivespot

Ammotragus lervia compared with Nemophila maculata

Key Differences

Aoudad de Barbarie is Vulnerable while fivespot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aoudad de Barbarie	fivespot
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Ammotragus	Nemophila
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Nemophila maculata

Conservation Status

Aoudad de Barbarie

VU — Vulnerable

fivespot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aoudad de Barbarie	fivespot
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.

fivespot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Norway, and Portugal.

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.