aoudad vs tecelão-de-fox

Ammotragus lervia compared with Ploceus spekeoides

Key Differences

aoudad is Vulnerable while tecelão-de-fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	tecelão-de-fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Ploceidae
Genus	Ammotragus	Ploceus
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Ploceus spekeoides

Evolutionary Relationship

aoudad and tecelão-de-fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

tecelão-de-fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aoudad	tecelão-de-fox
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.

tecelão-de-fox

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.