Mountain Goat vs Thrift Rust

Oreamnos americanus compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Thrift 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)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Uromyces
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrift Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.