Mountain Goat vs Yellow Beard Truffle

Oreamnos americanus compared with Rhizopogon ochraceorubens

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Yellow Beard Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Yellow Beard Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Rhizopogonaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Rhizopogon
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Rhizopogon ochraceorubens

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Beard Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Yellow Beard Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Beard Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.