Which os system is compatible with which Mac

Could anybody produce a list of different Mac models with their compatible OS sytems?
We can find on internet the system that comes with a new Mac but nothing about the ones we can upgrade to.
Exemple : Let suppose I bought a MacBook Pro with Lion Mac OS System, can I ungrade it to a Mountan Lion OS System?
I knowt there are many items we have to take account of... date of purchase, model, etc.
It would be interesting to have this kind of list.

Any computer that runs Lion can run Mountain Lion. Otherwise:
OS X Mountain Lion - System Requirements
       Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion
         1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 7,1 or later
         2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 5,1 or later
         3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
         4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later
         5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
         6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
         7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.

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