Flame Shield vs Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

Pluteus aurantiorugosus compared with Pteronotus paraguanensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Shield	Paraguana Common Mustached 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	Mormoopidae
Genus	Pluteus	Pteronotus
Species	Pluteus aurantiorugosus	Pteronotus paraguanensis

Conservation Status

Flame Shield

EN — Endangered

Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Shield	Paraguana Common Mustached 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.