Mountain Goat vs pineapple scale

Oreamnos americanus compared with Diaspis bromeliae

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while pineapple scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	pineapple scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Diaspididae
Genus	Oreamnos	Diaspis
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Diaspis bromeliae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

pineapple scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pineapple scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (17 countries), and North America (United States).