Mountain Goat vs Purple Pinwheel

Oreamnos americanus compared with Marasmius haematocephalus

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Purple Pinwheel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Purple Pinwheel
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)	Marasmiaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Marasmius
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Marasmius haematocephalus

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Purple Pinwheel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Purple Pinwheel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple Pinwheel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.