Mountain Goat vs Mountain Ringlet

Oreamnos americanus compared with Erebia epiphron

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Mountain Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Oreamnos	Erebia
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Erebia epiphron

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Goat and Mountain Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).