Mountain Goat vs Squat Dandelion

Oreamnos americanus compared with Taraxacum naevosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Squat Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Oreamnos	Taraxacum
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Taraxacum naevosum

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Squat Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Squat Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squat Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.