Mountain Goat vs variable forklet moss

Oreamnos americanus compared with Dicranella varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	variable forklet moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Dicranellaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Dicranella
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Dicranella varia

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

variable forklet moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	variable forklet moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

variable forklet moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).