Fishtail Cup vs Mountain Goat

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	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 leucoxantha	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishtail Cup	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.