Mountain Goat vs Red-cedar

Oreamnos americanus compared with Juniperus scopulorum

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Red-cedar is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Cupressaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Juniperus
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Juniperus scopulorum

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Red-cedar

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-cedar

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Canada, India, Norway, and Sweden.