Diffuse knapweed vs Mountain Goat

Centaurea diffusa compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Diffuse knapweed is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diffuse knapweed	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Centaurea	Oreamnos
Species	Centaurea diffusa	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Diffuse knapweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diffuse knapweed	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diffuse knapweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.