Mountain Goat vs Yellow Domecap

Oreamnos americanus compared with Calocybe chrysenteron

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Yellow Domecap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Yellow Domecap
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)	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Calocybe
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Calocybe chrysenteron

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Domecap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Yellow Domecap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Domecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.