Beaked Earthstar vs Mountain Goat

Geastrum pectinatum compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beaked Earthstar	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Geastrales (Geastrales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Geastraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Geastrum	Oreamnos
Species	Geastrum pectinatum	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Beaked Earthstar

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beaked Earthstar	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beaked Earthstar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beaked Earthstar

The Beaked Earthstar (Geastrum pectinatum) is a species in the genus Geastrum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.