Aoudad de Barbarie vs acidalie retournée

Ammotragus lervia compared with Idaea trigeminata

Key Differences

• Aoudad de Barbarie is Vulnerable while acidalie retournée is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aoudad de Barbarie	acidalie retournée
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)	Geometridae
Genus	Ammotragus	Idaea
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Idaea trigeminata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Aoudad de Barbarie

VU — Vulnerable

acidalie retournée

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aoudad de Barbarie	acidalie retournée
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.

acidalie retournée

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.