Mountain Aster vs Mountain Goat

Oclemena acuminata compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Aster	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	Oclemena	Oreamnos
Species	Oclemena acuminata	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.