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Scientific Name
Oreamnos americanus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Oreamnos americanus (Blainville, 1816)
Park
Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Mountain goat
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Subfamily | Caprinae |
| Genus | Oreamnos |
| Species | Oreamnos americanus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Listed in Cook and MacDonald (2004) as a "species of known or probable, but unverified, occurrence" (p. 23). Mountain goats were observed during NPS inventories. Mountain goats are known to be present in other areas of the Kenai peninsula.; Data Source: Cook and MacDonald (2004)
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: University of Alaska Museum
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Nishimoto and Rice (1987)
Seasonality Tags
-
Resident
Terry DeBruyn - 11/8/2005 Review of species list.; Data Source: Terry DeBruyn - 11/8/2005 Review of species list.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
101
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
tag-aknhp
Created Date
10/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
D. Mortenson, SWAN Data Manager
Last Modified Date
12/12/2005 2:08:55 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: M. Tetreau - 10/20/2005 - There is a lot of survey data that describes their numbers and distribution in the park. Aerial surveys done in 1968, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1991, and daily observations in Exit Glacier., Park Species Data Source: Nishimoto, M. and B. Rice. 1987. A re-survey of seabirds and mammals along the south coast of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, during the summer of 1986. Includes checklist of mammals in Kenai Fjords National Park. Appendix III.
Other Parks
Bryce Canyon National Park (BRCA)
Glacier National Park (GLAC)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
Grand Teton National Park (GRTE)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO)
Mount Rainier National Park (MORA)
Mount Rushmore National Memorial (MORU)
North Cascades National Park (NOCA)
Olympic National Park (OLYM)
Timpanogos Cave National Monument (TICA)
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
Yellowstone National Park (YELL)
Glacier National Park (GLAC)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
Grand Teton National Park (GRTE)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO)
Mount Rainier National Park (MORA)
Mount Rushmore National Memorial (MORU)
North Cascades National Park (NOCA)
Olympic National Park (OLYM)
Timpanogos Cave National Monument (TICA)
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
Yellowstone National Park (YELL)
