Mountain Goat vs Spanish Gorse

Oreamnos americanus compared with Genista hispanica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Spanish Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Fabaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Genista
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Genista hispanica

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Gorse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Spanish Gorse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.