Mountain Goat vs Rye Ergot

Oreamnos americanus compared with Claviceps purpurea

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Rye Ergot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Rye Ergot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Clavicipitaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Claviceps
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Claviceps purpurea

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Rye Ergot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Rye Ergot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rye Ergot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).