Matsutake vs Mountain Goat

Tricholoma matsutake compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Matsutake is Near Threatened while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matsutake	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	Tricholomataceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Tricholoma	Oreamnos
Species	Tricholoma matsutake	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Matsutake

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Matsutake	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Matsutake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.