aoudad vs Filbert

Ammotragus lervia compared with Corylus maxima

Key Differences

• aoudad is Vulnerable while Filbert is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	Filbert
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (парнокопытные)	Fagales (букоцветные)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Betulaceae
Genus	Ammotragus	Corylus
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Corylus maxima

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

Filbert

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aoudad	Filbert
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.

Filbert

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus, Turkey) and Europe (12 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇴 Norway