Ashen Shield vs Eastern Red Bat

Pluteus cinereofuscus compared with Lasiurus borealis

Key Differences

• Ashen Shield is Not Evaluated while Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashen Shield	Eastern Red 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	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Pluteus	Lasiurus
Species	Pluteus cinereofuscus	Lasiurus borealis

Conservation Status

Ashen Shield

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashen Shield	Eastern Red 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.

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Ashen Shield

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