Flame Shield vs Mountain Water Rat

Pluteus aurantiorugosus compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

Flame Shield is Endangered while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Shield	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pluteaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Pluteus	Baiyankamys
Species	Pluteus aurantiorugosus	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Flame Shield

EN — Endangered

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Shield	Mountain Water Rat
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.