Mountain Goat vs Ninespot Chimaera

Oreamnos americanus compared with Hydrolagus barbouri

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Ninespot Chimaera is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Ninespot Chimaera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Holocephali (Holocephali)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Chimaeridae
Genus	Oreamnos	Hydrolagus
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Hydrolagus barbouri

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Goat and Ninespot Chimaera share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Ninespot Chimaera

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Ninespot Chimaera
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ninespot Chimaera