vs Mountain Goat

Biddulphia rhombus compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Biddulphiales (Biddulphiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Biddulphiaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Biddulphia	Oreamnos
Species	Biddulphia rhombus	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Biddulphia rhombus is a centric marine diatom with a distinctly bipolar, rhomboid to broadly lanceolate valve shape bearing prominent horn-like elevations. It inhabits coastal planktonic and benthic environments in temperate to warm seas worldwide. This photosynthetic diatom contributes to marine primary production in neritic coastal waters.