Mountain Goat vs yew scale

Oreamnos americanus compared with Parthenolecanium pomeranicum

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while yew scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	yew scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Coccidae
Genus	Oreamnos	Parthenolecanium
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Parthenolecanium pomeranicum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

yew scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	yew scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yew scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.