Mountain Goat vs short oat

Oreamnos americanus compared with Avena brevis

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while short oat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	short oat
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	Avena
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Avena brevis

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

short oat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	short oat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short oat

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and South America (Brazil).