Aoudad de Barbarie vs Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Ammotragus lervia compared with Lasioglossum malachurum

Key Differences

• Aoudad de Barbarie is Vulnerable while Sharp-collared Furrow Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aoudad de Barbarie	Sharp-collared Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Halictidae
Genus	Ammotragus	Lasioglossum
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Lasioglossum malachurum

Evolutionary Relationship

Aoudad de Barbarie and Sharp-collared Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Aoudad de Barbarie

VU — Vulnerable

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aoudad de Barbarie	Sharp-collared Furrow Bee
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.

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.