Mountain Goat vs Shallon

Oreamnos americanus compared with Gaultheria shallon

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Shallon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Ericaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Gaultheria
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Gaultheria shallon

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Shallon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shallon

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).