Jubilee Waxcap vs Mountain Goat

Gliophorus reginae compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

Jubilee Waxcap is Critically Endangered while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jubilee 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	Gliophorus	Oreamnos
Species	Gliophorus reginae	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Jubilee Waxcap

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jubilee Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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