Foxtail Smut vs Mountain Goat

Urocystis alopecuri compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail Smut	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Urocystis	Oreamnos
Species	Urocystis alopecuri	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail Smut	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.