Mountain Goat vs puma

Oreamnos americanus compared with Puma concolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	puma
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Oreamnos	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Puma concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	puma
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.