aoudad vs hedgehog

Ammotragus lervia compared with Erinaceus europaeus

Key Differences

• aoudad is Vulnerable while hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)	Erinaceomorpha (猬形目)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Ammotragus	Erinaceus
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Erinaceus europaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

aoudad and hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aoudad	hedgehog
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.

hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan), Europe (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.

hedgehog

刺猬（Erinaceus europaeus）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）。在整个分布范围内广泛分布且数量丰富，种群稳定，无直接保育顾虑。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇴 Norway