Mountain Goat vs Tiered Tooth

Oreamnos americanus compared with Hericium cirrhatum

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Tiered Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Tiered Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Hericiaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Hericium
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Hericium cirrhatum

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Tiered Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Tiered Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiered Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.