Mountain Goat vs Teff

Oreamnos americanus compared with Eragrostis tef

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Teff is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Teff
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Oreamnos	Eragrostis
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Eragrostis tef

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Teff

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Teff
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Teff

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).