Mountain Goat vs pale moonwort

Oreamnos americanus compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Botrychium
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.