aoudad vs Drooping Tonguefern

Ammotragus lervia compared with Elaphoglossum herminieri

Key Differences

• aoudad is Vulnerable while Drooping Tonguefern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	Drooping Tonguefern
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Ammotragus	Elaphoglossum
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Elaphoglossum herminieri

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aoudad	Drooping Tonguefern
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.

Drooping Tonguefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.