Mountain Goat vs parma wallaby

Oreamnos americanus compared with Macropus parma

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while parma wallaby is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	parma wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Oreamnos	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Macropus parma

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Goat and parma wallaby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

parma wallaby

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

parma wallaby

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Found in New Zealand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.