Formosan koa vs Mountain Goat

Acacia confusa compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Formosan koa Mountain Goat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Fabaceae Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus Acacia Oreamnos
Species Acacia confusa Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Formosan koa Mountain Goat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Formosan koa

No description available.

Mountain Goat

No description available.

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