Aoudad
Ammotragus lervia
ArcticVulnerableVulnerable
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Mass
- 90 kg
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
In short
The Barbary sheep, also known as aoudad, is a species of caprine native to rocky mountains in North Africa and parts of West Africa. While this is the only species in genus Ammotragus, 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 in Berber languages as waddan or arwi, and in former French territories as the mouflon.
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The Barbary sheep, also known as aoudad, is a species of caprine native to rocky mountains in North Africa and parts of West…