Mountain Goat vs Sharp-Scaly Pholiota

Oreamnos americanus compared with Pholiota squarrosoides

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Sharp-Scaly Pholiota is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Sharp-Scaly Pholiota
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)	Strophariaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Pholiota
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Pholiota squarrosoides

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Sharp-Scaly Pholiota

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Sharp-Scaly Pholiota
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sharp-Scaly Pholiota

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.