Arctic Bentgrass vs Mountain Goat

Agrostis mertensii compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Arctic Bentgrass is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Bentgrass	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	Agrostis	Oreamnos
Species	Agrostis mertensii	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Arctic Bentgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Bentgrass	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Bentgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Finland, Norway, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arctic Bentgrass

The Arctic Bentgrass (Agrostis mertensii) is a species in the genus Agrostis. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.