Desert Thorn vs Mountain Goat

Lycium minimum compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Thorn	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Solanaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Lycium	Oreamnos
Species	Lycium minimum	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Desert Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Thorn	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Thorn

Habitat

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

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.