Flame Shield vs Highland Mangabey

Pluteus aurantiorugosus compared with Rungwecebus kipunji

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Shield	Highland Mangabey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pluteaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Pluteus	Rungwecebus
Species	Pluteus aurantiorugosus	Rungwecebus kipunji

Conservation Status

Flame Shield

EN — Endangered

Highland Mangabey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Shield	Highland Mangabey
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.