Mountain Goat vs Scrub Hare

Oreamnos americanus compared with Lepus saxatilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Scrub Hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Oreamnos	Lepus
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Lepus saxatilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Goat and Scrub Hare share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Scrub Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Scrub Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scrub Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.