Flame Shield vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Pluteus aurantiorugosus compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Shield	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pluteaceae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Pluteus	Lepilemur
Species	Pluteus aurantiorugosus	Lepilemur dorsalis

Conservation Status

Flame Shield

EN — Endangered

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Shield	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flame Shield

Habitat

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

Range

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

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.