Flame Shield vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Pluteus aurantiorugosus compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

Flame Shield is Endangered while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Shield	Peale’s Free-tailed 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	Molossidae
Genus	Pluteus	Nyctinomops
Species	Pluteus aurantiorugosus	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Conservation Status

Flame Shield

EN — Endangered

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Shield	Peale’s Free-tailed 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.