Mastodon’s were only in the Americas. You must mean Wooly Mammoth. Very different. Mastodon’s lived in forests and munched tree leaves. Mammoths lived on treeless prairie and tundra and ate lots of grass.
One can see the difference in their teeth. Mammoth molars were flat for grinding silicate-rich grasses, while Mastodon molars had prominent peaks for breaking twigs and branches. In fact, Mastodon got its name from this. It literally means “Breast Tooth”.
Speaking of mastodons...
On the Vanity of Earthly Greatness
“The tusks that clashed in mighty brawls
Of mastodons, are billiard balls.
The sword of Charlemagne the Just
Is ferric oxide, known as rust.
The grizzly bear, whose potent hug
Was feared by all, is now a rug.
Great Caesar’s bust is on the shelf,
And I don’t feel so well myself.”
—Arthur Guiterman
You are correct. My brain fa#t
Wooly Mammoth