Mountain Goat vs Soft scale

Oreamnos americanus compared with Physokermes piceae

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Soft scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Soft scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Coccidae
Genus	Oreamnos	Physokermes
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Physokermes piceae

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Goat and Soft scale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Soft scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Soft scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soft scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.