Mountain Goat vs mule deer

Oreamnos americanus compared with Odocoileus hemionus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	mule deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Oreamnos	Odocoileus
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Odocoileus hemionus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Goat and mule deer share a common ancestor at the Order level: Artiodactyla. (Even-toed Ungulates)

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

mule deer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	mule deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mule deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States.