Mountain Goat vs scurvy-grass

Oreamnos americanus compared with Cochlearia officinalis

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while scurvy-grass is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	scurvy-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Cochlearia
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Cochlearia officinalis

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

scurvy-grass

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	scurvy-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scurvy-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.