Marsh dandelion vs Mountain Goat

Taraxacum palustre compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Marsh dandelion is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marsh dandelion	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Taraxacum	Oreamnos
Species	Taraxacum palustre	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Marsh dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marsh dandelion	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marsh dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.