Oreamnos americanus

(de Blainville, 1816)

Rocky Mountain Goat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Antilopinae
Tribe : Caprini
Genus : Oreamnos

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Blainville, H.-M.D. de. 1816. Sur plusieurs espèces d'animaux mammifères, de l'ordre des ruminans. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société philomatique de Paris (1814-1824) 1816:73-82.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4153491

Original name as described

Rupicapra americana

Other common names

Mountain Goat · Snow Goat · White Goat

Type locality

America (probably near Mt. Adams, Washington).

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(AK,WA,OR,ID,MT,WY)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006201

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Oreamnos montanus missoulae

J. A. Allen, 1904

Family

Bovidae

Root name

missoulae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-19336

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-19336

Authority page

21

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Oreamnos montanus columbianus

J. A. Allen, 1904

Family

Bovidae

Root name

columbianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

AMNH M-19838

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-19838

Authority page

21

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Oreamnos americanus columbiae

Hollister, 1912

Family

Bovidae

Root name

columbiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

AMNH M-19838

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-19838

Authority page

186

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337535

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1913:220, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771907) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Oreamnus kennedyi

D. G. Elliot, 1900

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kennedyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:19067

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=42f6c3df-ed41-45b9-bc1a-47ed7ab8c925

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6714236

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Ovis montana

(G. Ord, 1817)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24680241

Authority publication

Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Capra Montana

(Godman, 1826)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

montana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

326

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49166050

Authority publication

Philadelphia

Name usages

Godman (1826:326, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49166050) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67021)

Antilocapra montana

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

montana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

182

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Mazama americana

(J. E. Gray, 1846)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

americana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

232

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319569

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gray (1846:232, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319569) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20141)
  2. Gray (1850:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595045) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  3. Gray (1852:114, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  4. Gray (1872:41, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707785) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Oreamnos montanus

J. R. Ward, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

351

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015994

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ward (1910:351, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015994) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Oreamnos americanus

Lydekker, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

americanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

218

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771905

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1913:218, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771905) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  2. Bailey (1936:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25805950) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  3. Wurster & Benirschke (1968:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67242)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:337, 338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  7. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:648) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:668) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  9. Groves & Grubb (2011:220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42680/254517035) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Oreamnos americanus americanus

Lydekker, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

americanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

219

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771906

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1913:219, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771906) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  2. Bailey (1936:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25805950) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Oreamnos americanus kennedyi

Lydekker, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kennedyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

221

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771908

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Lydekker (1913:221, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771908) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Oreamnos americanus missoulæ

Lydekker, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

missoulae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

220

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771907

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Lydekker (1913:220, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771907) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Ovis montanus

(G. Ord, 1815)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum · preoccupied

Authority page

292

Authority publication

Philadelphia

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Rupicapra americana

(de Blainville, 1816)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

americanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

80

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4153491

Authority publication

Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société philomatique de Paris (1814-1824)

Mazama dorsata

(Rafinesque, 1817)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

dorsatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

44

Authority publication

American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Mazama ovina

(Rafinesque, 1817)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ovinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

437

Authority publication

American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review

Mazama sericea

(Rafinesque, 1817)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sericeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

44

Authority publication

American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antilope lanigera

(C. H. Smith, 1821)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

laniger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/754766

Authority publication

Transactions of the Linnean Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1840:263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  2. Lesson (1842:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Capra columbiana

(Desmoulins, 1823)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

columbianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

580

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25673212

Authority publication

Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

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