Dark Gray Boulder Lichen vs Mountain Goat

Porpidia cinereoatra compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen is Near Threatened while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lecideaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Porpidia	Oreamnos
Species	Porpidia cinereoatra	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.