Mountain Goat vs Orange Waxcap

Oreamnos americanus compared with Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Orange Waxcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Orange 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 aurantiosplendens

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Orange Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.