Mountain Goat vs white ermine

Oreamnos americanus compared with Spilosoma lubricipeda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	white ermine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Erebidae
Genus	Oreamnos	Spilosoma
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Spilosoma lubricipeda

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

white ermine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	white ermine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white ermine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.