Flame Shield vs Long-tailed dunnart

Pluteus aurantiorugosus compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

• Flame Shield is Endangered while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Shield	Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Pluteaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pluteus	Sminthopsis
Species	Pluteus aurantiorugosus	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Conservation Status

Flame Shield

EN — Endangered

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Shield	Long-tailed dunnart
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.

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.