Mountain Goat vs Smooth Pox Lichen

Oreamnos americanus compared with Pyrenula laevigata

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Smooth Pox Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Smooth Pox Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Pyrenulales (Pyrenulales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Pyrenulaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Pyrenula
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Pyrenula laevigata

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Pox Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Smooth Pox Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Pox Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.