Mountain Goat vs Sandy Laccaria

Oreamnos americanus compared with Laccaria trullissata

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Sandy Laccaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Sandy Laccaria
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)	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Laccaria
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Laccaria trullissata

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Sandy Laccaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Sandy Laccaria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sandy Laccaria

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.