Mountain Cocoa vs Mountain Goat

Theobroma gileri compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Mountain Cocoa is Vulnerable while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Cocoa	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Malvaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Theobroma	Oreamnos
Species	Theobroma gileri	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Mountain Cocoa

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Cocoa

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.