Flax Rust vs Mountain Goat

Melampsora lini compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Flax Rust is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flax Rust	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Melampsora	Oreamnos
Species	Melampsora lini	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flax Rust	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.