Meadow Waxcap vs Mountain Goat

Cuphophyllus pratensis compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow 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	Cuphophyllus	Oreamnos
Species	Cuphophyllus pratensis	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Meadow Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meadow Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.