Heath Puffball vs Mountain Goat

Lycoperdon ericaeum compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Heath Puffball is Data Deficient while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath 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 ericaeum	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heath Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.