Mountain Goat vs Sand Violet

Oreamnos americanus compared with Viola fimbriatula

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Sand Violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Sand Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Violaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Viola
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Viola fimbriatula

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Sand Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Violet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.