Mountain Goat vs Spurge Rust

Oreamnos americanus compared with Melampsora euphorbiae

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Spurge Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Spurge Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Melampsora
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Melampsora euphorbiae

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Spurge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Spurge Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spurge Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).