Mountain Goat vs North American porcupine

Oreamnos americanus compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Erethizontidae
Genus	Oreamnos	Erethizon
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Goat and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.