Merlin vs Mountain Goat

Falco columbarius compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merlin	Mountain Goat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Falconidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Falco	Oreamnos
Species	Falco columbarius	Oreamnos americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Merlin and Mountain Goat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Merlin

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merlin

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merlin

Merlin (Falco columbarius) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.