Deer Mushroom vs Mountain Goat

Pluteus cervinus compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mushroom	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 cervinus	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Deer Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mushroom	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deer Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.