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Aoudad

Ammotragus lervia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Guadalupe Mountains National Park
34 Verified records at Guadalupe Mountains National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia), also known as aoudad (pronounced [ˈɑʊdæd]), 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. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Aoudad sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Mule Deer
LC Endemic

Mule Deer

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Odocoileus hemionus

50–60% · Likely
Collared Peccary
Endemic

Collared Peccary

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Pecari tajacu

20–30% · Possible
Pronghorn
LC Endemic

Pronghorn

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Antilocapra americana

10–20% · With luck
Elk
LC Endemic

Elk

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Cervus elaphus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
2 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Aoudad in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?

About 32% of wildlife watchers report a Aoudad sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Aoudad in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Aoudad in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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