Mountain Goat vs Orange Tooth

Oreamnos americanus compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Orange Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Hydnellum
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.