Jumping cholla vs Mountain Goat

Cylindropuntia fulgida compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jumping cholla	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cactaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cylindropuntia	Oreamnos
Species	Cylindropuntia fulgida	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Jumping cholla

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jumping cholla	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jumping cholla

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, South Africa, United States, and Zimbabwe.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.