Blackedged Shield vs Chinese Jumping Mouse

Pluteus atromarginatus compared with Eozapus setchuanus

Key Differences

Blackedged Shield is Vulnerable while Chinese Jumping Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackedged Shield	Chinese Jumping Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pluteaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Pluteus	Eozapus
Species	Pluteus atromarginatus	Eozapus setchuanus

Conservation Status

Blackedged Shield

VU — Vulnerable

Chinese Jumping Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackedged Shield	Chinese Jumping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackedged Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chinese Jumping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackedged Shield

The Blackedged Shield (Pluteus atromarginatus) is a species in the genus Pluteus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.