Mountain Goat vs Wheat smut

Oreamnos americanus compared with Tilletia caries

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Wheat smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Wheat smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Tilletiaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Tilletia
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Tilletia caries

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Wheat smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Wheat smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wheat smut

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (United States).