Mountain Goat vs Taiga tick

Oreamnos americanus compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Ixodidae
Genus	Oreamnos	Ixodes
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Taiga tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.