Mountain Goat vs Snowy Waxcap

Oreamnos americanus compared with Cuphophyllus virgineus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Snowy Waxcap
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)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Cuphophyllus
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Cuphophyllus virgineus

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Snowy Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Snowy Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snowy Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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