Mountain Goat vs Nipplewort Rust

Oreamnos americanus compared with Puccinia lapsanae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Nipplewort 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)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Puccinia
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Puccinia lapsanae

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Nipplewort Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nipplewort Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).