Elbowpatch Crust vs Mountain Goat

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Fomitiporia	Oreamnos
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elbowpatch Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.