aoudad vs Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow

Ammotragus lervia compared with Colias erate

Key Differences

• aoudad is Vulnerable while Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Artiodactyla (Çift toynaklılar)	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Pieridae
Genus	Ammotragus	Colias
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Colias erate

Evolutionary Relationship

aoudad and Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aoudad	Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
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.

Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 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 3 countries:

🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇪 Germany