aoudad vs andorinhão-da-serra

Ammotragus lervia compared with Apus unicolor

Key Differences

aoudad is Vulnerable while andorinhão-da-serra is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	andorinhão-da-serra
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Apodidae
Genus	Ammotragus	Apus
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Apus unicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

aoudad and andorinhão-da-serra share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

andorinhão-da-serra

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aoudad	andorinhão-da-serra
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.

andorinhão-da-serra

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.