Mountain Goat vs scratch grass

Oreamnos americanus compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while scratch grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	scratch grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Oreamnos	Muhlenbergia
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	scratch grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scratch grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.