Mountain Goat vs Needle Rust

Oreamnos americanus compared with Chrysomyxa ledi

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Needle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Needle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Coleosporiaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Chrysomyxa
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Chrysomyxa ledi

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Needle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Needle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).