Mountain Goat vs Potato Blight

Oreamnos americanus compared with Phytophthora infestans

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Potato Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Potato Blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Phytophthora
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Phytophthora infestans

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Potato Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Potato Blight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potato Blight

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil).