Mountain Goat vs Parasitic fly

Oreamnos americanus compared with Pegomya hyoscyami

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Parasitic fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Parasitic fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Anthomyiidae
Genus	Oreamnos	Pegomya
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Pegomya hyoscyami

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Goat and Parasitic fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Parasitic fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parasitic fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.