Mountain Goat vs Mountain Waxcap

Oreamnos americanus compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Hygrocybe
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.