Alpine Fireweed vs Mountain Goat

Chamaenerion latifolium compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Alpine Fireweed is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Fireweed	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Onagraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Chamaenerion	Oreamnos
Species	Chamaenerion latifolium	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Alpine Fireweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Fireweed	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Fireweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Fireweed

The Alpine Fireweed (Chamaenerion latifolium) is a species in the genus Chamaenerion. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.