Mountain Goat vs Slippery Jill

Oreamnos americanus compared with Suillus salmonicolor

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Slippery Jill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Slippery Jill
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 salmonicolor

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jill

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.