Mountain Goat vs Scaly Shadow Lichen

Oreamnos americanus compared with Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Scaly Shadow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Scaly Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Physciaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Phaeophyscia
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Shadow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Scaly Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.