Mountain Goat vs Pedicel Puffball

Oreamnos americanus compared with Lycoperdon caudatum

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Pedicel Puffball is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Pedicel Puffball
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)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Lycoperdon
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Lycoperdon caudatum

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Pedicel Puffball

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Pedicel Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pedicel Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

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