Flame Shield vs Ouistiti de Marca

Pluteus aurantiorugosus compared with Mico marcai

Key Differences

• Flame Shield is Endangered while Ouistiti de Marca is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Shield	Ouistiti de Marca
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pluteaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Pluteus	Mico
Species	Pluteus aurantiorugosus	Mico marcai

Conservation Status

Flame Shield

EN — Endangered

Ouistiti de Marca

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Shield	Ouistiti de Marca
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.

Ouistiti de Marca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.