Oreamnos americanus

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q242602
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Summary

Oreamnos americanus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.12% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,186 views/month, #237 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Oreamnos[5]
  • Taxon name: Oreamnos americanus[6]
  • Commons category: Oreamnos americanus[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Oreamnos americanus[8]
  • Commons gallery: Oreamnos americanus[9]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11]
  • Original combination: Rupicapra americana[12]
  • Taxon synonym: Antilope lanigera[13]
  • Short name: O. americanus[14]
  • Taxon common name: Mountain Goat[15], Rocky Mountain Goat[16], Schneeziege[17], cabra de los montes rocosos[18]
  • Gestation period: 177 day[19]
  • Longest observed lifespan: 20.8 years[20]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[21]
  • Digital Atlas of Idaho URL: https://digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/bio/mammal/Hoofed/mogo/mogofrm.htm[22]

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Identifiers

Oreamnos americanus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42414[23]. Oreamnos americanus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 34873[24]. Oreamnos americanus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328659[25]. Oreamnos americanus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441151[26]. Oreamnos americanus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180713[27].

Why It Matters

Oreamnos americanus has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [24] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [27] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [25] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [26] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Oreamnos americanus. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Jfpierce · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → Q120446
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  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    Taxon rank → species
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    Taxon synonym → Antilope lanigera
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