Flame Shield vs Mexican cottontail

Pluteus aurantiorugosus compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• Flame Shield is Endangered while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Shield	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Pluteaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Pluteus	Sylvilagus
Species	Pluteus aurantiorugosus	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Flame Shield

EN — Endangered

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Shield	Mexican cottontail
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.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.