Mountain Goat vs thistle aphid

Oreamnos americanus compared with Brachycaudus cardui

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while thistle aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	thistle aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Aphididae
Genus	Oreamnos	Brachycaudus
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Brachycaudus cardui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

thistle aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	thistle aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

thistle aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).