Mountain Goat vs Root Rot

Oreamnos americanus compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Heterobasidion
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Root Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.