Flat-Stem Oat Grass vs Mountain Goat

Danthonia compressa compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Flat-Stem Oat Grass is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-Stem Oat Grass	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Danthonia	Oreamnos
Species	Danthonia compressa	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-Stem Oat Grass	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.