Dune Dandelion vs Mountain Goat

Taraxacum dunense compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Dune Dandelion is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dune Dandelion	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	Taraxacum	Oreamnos
Species	Taraxacum dunense	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Dune Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dune Dandelion	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dune Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.