Mountain Goat vs potato aphid

Oreamnos americanus compared with Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while potato aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	potato aphid
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)	Aphididae
Genus	Oreamnos	Macrosiphum
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

potato aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	potato aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

potato aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (35 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Ecuador).