Alaska wheatgrass vs Mountain Goat

Elymus alaskanus compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Alaska wheatgrass is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alaska wheatgrass	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Elymus	Oreamnos
Species	Elymus alaskanus	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Alaska wheatgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alaska wheatgrass	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alaska wheatgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alaska wheatgrass

The Alaska wheatgrass (Elymus alaskanus) is a species in the genus Elymus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.