Ashen Crust vs Mountain Goat

Peniophora lycii compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ashen Crust Mountain Goat
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Russulales (Russulales) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Peniophoraceae Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus Peniophora Oreamnos
Species Peniophora lycii Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Ashen Crust

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ashen Crust Mountain Goat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashen Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ashen Crust

Ashen crust (Peniophora lycii) is a species in the genus Peniophora. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Mountain Goat

No description available.

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