Mountain Goat vs Powder-Scale Pholiota

Oreamnos americanus compared with Flammulaster erinaceellus

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Powder-Scale Pholiota is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Powder-Scale Pholiota
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)	Tubariaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Flammulaster
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Flammulaster erinaceellus

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Powder-Scale Pholiota

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Powder-Scale Pholiota
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Powder-Scale Pholiota

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.