Hotfoot Webcap vs Mountain Goat

Cortinarius bulliardii compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Hotfoot Webcap is Endangered while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotfoot Webcap	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	Cortinariaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cortinarius	Oreamnos
Species	Cortinarius bulliardii	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Hotfoot Webcap

EN — Endangered

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotfoot Webcap	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotfoot Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.