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Scientific Name
Oreamnos americanus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Oreamnos americanus (Blainville, 1816)
Park
Grand Teton National Park (GRTE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
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
Probably Present
Occurrence Notes
At the time of this review there is only one observation and no vouchers or references for mountain goat in NPSpecies evidence counts for GTNP. However, introduced populations exist in the Absaroka and Teton Mountains in the vicinity of the park (Clark and Stromberg 1987, WyoFoto 2006) and occasional groups likely occur within park boundaries.; Data Source: Doug Keinath - Lead Zoologist - Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Doug Keinath - Lead Zoologist - Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: To our knowledge, mountain goats were never actively cultivated in GTNP, but are the result of cultivations by other agencies outside park boundaries.; Data Source: Doug Keinath - Lead Zoologist - Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Doug Keinath - Lead Zoologist - Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BCI
Created Date
3/22/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Rob Daley, GRYN Data Manager
Last Modified Date
5/4/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: M. Reid
Other Parks
Bryce Canyon National Park (BRCA)
Glacier National Park (GLAC)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ)
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)
Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ)
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)
