Ashen Shield vs Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Pluteus cinereofuscus compared with Cormura brevirostris

Key Differences

• Ashen Shield is Not Evaluated while Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashen Shield	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pluteaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Pluteus	Cormura
Species	Pluteus cinereofuscus	Cormura brevirostris

Conservation Status

Ashen Shield

NE — Not Evaluated

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashen Shield	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashen Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Ashen Shield

Ashen shield (Pluteus cinereofuscus) is a species in the genus Pluteus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

The Chestnut Sac-winged Bat (Cormura brevirostris) is a species in the genus Cormura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.