Mountain Goat vs Ray

Oreamnos americanus compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Oreamnos	Atlantoraja
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Goat and Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ray