False Morel vs Mountain Goat

Gyromitra esculenta compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Morel	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Discinaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Gyromitra	Oreamnos
Species	Gyromitra esculenta	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

False Morel

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Morel	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Morel

Habitat

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

Range

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

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.