Flaky Puffball vs Mountain Goat

Lycoperdon mammiforme compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Flaky Puffball is Endangered while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flaky Puffball	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	Lycoperdaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Lycoperdon	Oreamnos
Species	Lycoperdon mammiforme	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Flaky Puffball

EN — Endangered

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flaky Puffball	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flaky Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

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

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.