aoudad vs East African Arvicanthis

Ammotragus lervia compared with Arvicanthis nairobae

Key Differences

• aoudad is Vulnerable while East African Arvicanthis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	East African Arvicanthis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ammotragus	Arvicanthis
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Arvicanthis nairobae

Evolutionary Relationship

aoudad and East African Arvicanthis share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

East African Arvicanthis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aoudad	East African Arvicanthis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

aoudad

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.

East African Arvicanthis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

aoudad

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.