Black Groundling vs Mountain Goat

Gelechia nigra compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Groundling	Mountain Goat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Gelechiidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Gelechia	Oreamnos
Species	Gelechia nigra	Oreamnos americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Groundling and Mountain Goat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Groundling

The Black Groundling (Gelechia nigra) is a species in the genus Gelechia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.