Blue Flag vs Mountain Goat

Iris versicolor compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Blue Flag is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Flag	Mountain Goat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Mantodea (Mantodea)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Eremiaphilidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Iris	Oreamnos
Species	Iris versicolor	Oreamnos americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue Flag

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Flag

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Flag

The Blue Flag (Iris versicolor) is a species in the genus Iris. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.