Mountain Goat vs Mule Grass

Oreamnos americanus compared with Bouteloua americana

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Mule Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Mule Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Oreamnos	Bouteloua
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Bouteloua americana

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Mule Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Mule Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mule Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela.