aoudad vs amaixeira-de-porto-natal

Ammotragus lervia compared with Carissa carandas

Key Differences

• aoudad is Vulnerable while amaixeira-de-porto-natal is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	amaixeira-de-porto-natal
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ammotragus	Carissa
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Carissa carandas

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

amaixeira-de-porto-natal

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aoudad	amaixeira-de-porto-natal
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.

amaixeira-de-porto-natal

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.