Meadow Puffball vs Mountain Goat

Lycoperdon pratense compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow 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 pratense	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Meadow Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meadow Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.