Flame Shield vs Great Flying Fox

Pluteus aurantiorugosus compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

Flame Shield is Endangered while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Shield	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pluteaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pluteus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Pluteus aurantiorugosus	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Flame Shield

EN — Endangered

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Shield	Great Flying Fox
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.