Blackgum vs Mountain Goat

Nyssa aquatica compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackgum	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cornales (Cornales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Nyssaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Nyssa	Oreamnos
Species	Nyssa aquatica	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Blackgum

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackgum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackgum

The Blackgum (Nyssa aquatica) is a species in the genus Nyssa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.