broadleaf milkweed vs Mountain Goat

Asclepias latifolia compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• broadleaf milkweed is Extinct while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	broadleaf milkweed	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	Asclepias	Oreamnos
Species	Asclepias latifolia	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

broadleaf milkweed

EX — Extinct

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

broadleaf milkweed

Habitat

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

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

broadleaf milkweed

The Broadleaf Milkweed (Asclepias latifolia) is a species in the genus Asclepias. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.