Mountain Goat vs Sawfly

Oreamnos americanus compared with Pristiphora rufipes

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Sawfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Sawfly
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)	Tenthredinidae
Genus	Oreamnos	Pristiphora
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Pristiphora rufipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Goat and Sawfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Sawfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sawfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.