Ghost Shield vs Incan shrew opossum

Pluteus pellitus compared with Lestoros inca

Key Differences

• Ghost Shield is Vulnerable while Incan shrew opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ghost Shield	Incan shrew opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)
Family	Pluteaceae	Caenolestidae
Genus	Pluteus	Lestoros
Species	Pluteus pellitus	Lestoros inca

Conservation Status

Ghost Shield

VU — Vulnerable

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ghost Shield	Incan shrew opossum
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.

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.