Mountain Goat vs red imported fire ant

Oreamnos americanus compared with Solenopsis invicta

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while red imported fire ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	red imported fire ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Formicidae
Genus	Oreamnos	Solenopsis
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Solenopsis invicta

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Goat and red imported fire ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

red imported fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	red imported fire ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red imported fire ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Malaysia, Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Sweden), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Paraguay).