Ashen Shield vs Mountain Goat

Pluteus cinereofuscus compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Ashen Shield is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashen Shield	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Pluteaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Pluteus	Oreamnos
Species	Pluteus cinereofuscus	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Ashen Shield

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashen Shield	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashen Shield

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.

Ashen Shield

Ashen shield (Pluteus cinereofuscus) is a species in the genus Pluteus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.