Bitter-Root vs Mountain Goat

Apocynum androsaemifolium compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Bitter-Root is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter-Root	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Apocynaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Apocynum	Oreamnos
Species	Apocynum androsaemifolium	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Bitter-Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter-Root	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter-Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter-Root

The Bitter-Root (Apocynum androsaemifolium) is a species in the genus Apocynum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.