aoudad vs Needle-Leaf Grevillea

Ammotragus lervia compared with Grevillea erythroclada

Key Differences

• aoudad is Vulnerable while Needle-Leaf Grevillea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	Needle-Leaf Grevillea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Proteaceae
Genus	Ammotragus	Grevillea
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Grevillea erythroclada

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

Needle-Leaf Grevillea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aoudad	Needle-Leaf Grevillea
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.

Needle-Leaf Grevillea

Habitat

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

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.