Flame Shield vs Oustalet's Red Colobus

Pluteus aurantiorugosus compared with Piliocolobus oustaleti

Key Differences

• Flame Shield is Endangered while Oustalet's Red Colobus is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Shield	Oustalet's Red Colobus
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	Piliocolobus
Species	Pluteus aurantiorugosus	Piliocolobus oustaleti

Conservation Status

Flame Shield

EN — Endangered

Oustalet's Red Colobus

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Shield	Oustalet's Red Colobus
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.

Oustalet's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.