Mountain Goat vs Waxy Crust

Oreamnos americanus compared with Vuilleminia comedens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Waxy Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Corticiales (Corticiales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Vuilleminiaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Vuilleminia
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Vuilleminia comedens

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Waxy Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Waxy Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waxy Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.