Mountain Goat vs

Oreamnos americanus compared with Nostoc sphaericum

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Nostocaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Nostoc
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Nostoc sphaericum

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Nostoc sphaericum is a colonial, nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium in the family Nostocaceae, forming gelatinous spherical or irregular colonies visible to the naked eye. It inhabits moist soils, rocks, and freshwater environments, often forming conspicuous blobs after rainfall.