Crazy Scale Lichen vs Mountain Goat

Cladonia turgida compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazy Scale Lichen	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cladonia	Oreamnos
Species	Cladonia turgida	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Crazy Scale Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazy Scale Lichen	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crazy Scale Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.