Mountain Goat vs Western Larch

Oreamnos americanus compared with Larix occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Western Larch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Oreamnos	Larix
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Larix occidentalis

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Western Larch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Western Larch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Larch

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Armenia, Canada, Iceland, and Sweden.