Amethyst Chanterelle vs Mountain Goat

Cantharellus amethysteus compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amethyst Chanterelle	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Hydnaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cantharellus	Oreamnos
Species	Cantharellus amethysteus	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Amethyst Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amethyst Chanterelle	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amethyst Chanterelle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Amethyst Chanterelle

The Amethyst Chanterelle (Cantharellus amethysteus) is a species in the genus Cantharellus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.