Arctic willow vs Mountain Goat

Salix arctica compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic willow	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Salicaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Salix	Oreamnos
Species	Salix arctica	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Arctic willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arctic willow

The Arctic willow (Salix arctica) is a species in the genus Salix. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.