Aoudad

Ammotragus lervia

Summary 2

The Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia) is a species of caprid (goat-antelope) native to rocky mountains in North Africa. Six subspecies have been described. Although it is rare in its native North Africa, it has been introduced to North America, southern Europe, and elsewhere. It is also known as aoudad, waddan, arui, and arruis.

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) Jacques Pinette, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/131647452@N05/37017441530/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammotragus_lervia

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BioDiversity4All Mapa

Ecological niche Medium Herbivore
Region North Africa - Eastern, North Africa - Western
Z ecotourism potential 2