Mountain Goat vs Scaly Ink Cap

Oreamnos americanus compared with Coprinopsis variegata

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Scaly Ink Cap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Scaly Ink Cap
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)	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Coprinopsis
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Coprinopsis variegata

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Ink Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Scaly Ink Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Ink Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.