Mountain Goat vs Veined Shield

Oreamnos americanus compared with Pluteus thomsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Veined Shield
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)	Pluteaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Pluteus
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Pluteus thomsonii

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Veined Shield

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Veined Shield
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Veined Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).