Mountain Goat vs Snow Sheep

Oreamnos americanus compared with Ovis nivicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Snow Sheep
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family same	Bovidae (Bovids)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Oreamnos	Ovis
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Ovis nivicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Goat and Snow Sheep share a common ancestor at the Family level: Bovidae. (Bovids)

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Snow Sheep

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Snow Sheep
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snow Sheep

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.