Mountain Goat vs Variable Oysterling

Oreamnos americanus compared with Crepidotus variabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Variable Oysterling
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)	Crepidotaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Crepidotus
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Crepidotus variabilis

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Oysterling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Variable Oysterling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Oysterling

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).