Aoudad de Barbarie vs valériane de Sitka

Ammotragus lervia compared with Valeriana sitchensis

Key Differences

Aoudad de Barbarie is Vulnerable while valériane de Sitka is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aoudad de Barbarie	valériane de Sitka
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Ammotragus	Valeriana
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Valeriana sitchensis

Conservation Status

Aoudad de Barbarie

VU — Vulnerable

valériane de Sitka

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aoudad de Barbarie	valériane de Sitka
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.

valériane de Sitka

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.