Ghost Bolete vs Mountain Goat

Leccinum holopus compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Ghost Bolete is Data Deficient while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ghost Bolete	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Boletaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Leccinum	Oreamnos
Species	Leccinum holopus	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Ghost Bolete

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ghost Bolete	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ghost Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.