Mountain Goat vs Silky Piggyback

Oreamnos americanus compared with Asterophora parasitica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Silky Piggyback
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)	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Asterophora
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Asterophora parasitica

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Silky Piggyback

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Silky Piggyback
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silky Piggyback

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.