Garlic Waxcap vs Mountain Goat

Hygrocybe helobia compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Waxcap	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	Hygrophoraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Oreamnos
Species	Hygrocybe helobia	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Waxcap	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garlic Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.