Mountain Goat vs Southern Bracket

Oreamnos americanus compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Southern Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Ganoderma
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Southern Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.