Adder’S-Mouth vs Mountain Goat

Malaxis bayardii compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Adder’S-Mouth is Critically Endangered while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder’S-Mouth	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Orchidaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Malaxis	Oreamnos
Species	Malaxis bayardii	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Adder’S-Mouth

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder’S-Mouth	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adder’S-Mouth

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Adder’S-Mouth

The Adder’S-Mouth (Malaxis bayardii) is a species in the genus Malaxis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes, found across Canada and United States.