Goatgrass vs Mountain Goat

Aegilops peregrina compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goatgrass	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	Aegilops	Oreamnos
Species	Aegilops peregrina	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Goatgrass

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goatgrass	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goatgrass

Habitat

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

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.