Mountain Goat vs Oakes' Pondweed

Oreamnos americanus compared with Potamogeton oakesianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Oakes' Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Potamogeton
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Potamogeton oakesianus

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Oakes' Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Oakes' Pondweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oakes' Pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.