Mountain Goat vs Violet Webcap

Oreamnos americanus compared with Cortinarius violaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Violet Webcap
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)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Cortinarius
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Cortinarius violaceus

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Violet Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Violet Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.