Mountain Goat vs Whiskered Shadow Lichen

Oreamnos americanus compared with Phaeophyscia hispidula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Whiskered Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Physciaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Phaeophyscia
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Phaeophyscia hispidula

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Whiskered Shadow Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Whiskered Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Whiskered Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.