Jacob's Ladder Rust vs Mountain Goat

Puccinia polemonii compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Jacob's Ladder Rust is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jacob's Ladder Rust	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Puccinia	Oreamnos
Species	Puccinia polemonii	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Jacob's Ladder Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jacob's Ladder Rust	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jacob's Ladder Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.