Flame Shield vs Painted Woolly Bat

Pluteus aurantiorugosus compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Flame Shield is Endangered while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Shield	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pluteaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Pluteus	Kerivoula
Species	Pluteus aurantiorugosus	Kerivoula picta

Conservation Status

Flame Shield

EN — Endangered

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Shield	Painted Woolly Bat
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.

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.