Mountain Goat vs Slippery Jack

Oreamnos americanus compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Suillaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Suillus
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Slippery Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).