Mountain Goat vs Sand Saffron

Oreamnos americanus compared with Colchicum arenarium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Sand Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Colchicaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Colchicum
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Colchicum arenarium

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Sand Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Sand Saffron
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Saffron

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.