Mountain Goat vs Western Gorse

Oreamnos americanus compared with Ulex gallii

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Western Gorse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Western Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Fabaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Ulex
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Ulex gallii

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Western Gorse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).