An
ammoxidation catalyst includes a
metal oxide represented by
Chemical Formula 1, wherein a first peak having intensity of A appears in the 2θ range of 26.3=0.5°, and a second peak having intensity of B appears in the 2θ range of 28.3±0.5° in
X ray diffraction analysis by CuKα, and an
intensity ratio (A / B) of the first peak to the second peak is 1.5 or more:MoxBiaFebAcBdCeDfOy
Chemical Formula 1wherein in
Chemical Formula 1,A and B are different from each other, and each independently, are one or more elements of Ni, Mn, Co, Zn, Mg, Ca, and Ba,C is one or more elements of Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs,D is one or more elements of Cr, W, B, Al, Ca, and V,a to f, x, and y are respectively mole fractions of each atom or
atomic group,a is 0.1 to 7, b is 0.1 to 7, provided that the sum of a and b is 0.1 to 7,c is 0.1 to 10, d is 0.01 to 5, e is 0.1 to 10, f is 0 to 10,x is 11 to 14, y is a value determined by each oxidation number of Mo, Bi, Fe, A, B, C, and D.