Ghost Shield vs Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Pluteus pellitus compared with Artibeus hirsutus

Key Differences

• Ghost Shield is Vulnerable while Hairy Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ghost Shield	Hairy Fruit-eating 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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pluteus	Artibeus
Species	Pluteus pellitus	Artibeus hirsutus

Conservation Status

Ghost Shield

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ghost Shield	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ghost Shield

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.