Headfly vs Mountain Goat

Hydrotaea irritans compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Headfly is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Headfly	Mountain Goat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Muscidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hydrotaea	Oreamnos
Species	Hydrotaea irritans	Oreamnos americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Headfly and Mountain Goat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.