vs Mountain Goat

Microbotryum scorzonerae compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Microbotryaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Microbotryum	Oreamnos
Species	Microbotryum scorzonerae	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Microbotryum scorzonerae is a smut fungus specifically parasitizing Scorzonera and related plants in the daisy family. It replaces the pollen and ovules of host plants with dark spore masses, reducing host reproduction. This highly specialized pathogen inhabits grasslands and steppe environments where its Scorzonera hosts occur.