Mountain Goat vs Variable watermilfoil

Oreamnos americanus compared with Myriophyllum heterophyllum

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Variable watermilfoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Variable watermilfoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Haloragaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Myriophyllum
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Myriophyllum heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Variable watermilfoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Variable watermilfoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable watermilfoil

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, Cuba, United States).