Ghost Shield vs Madagascan fruit bat

Pluteus pellitus compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ghost Shield	Madagascan fruit 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pluteus	Eidolon
Species	Pluteus pellitus	Eidolon dupreanum

Conservation Status

Ghost Shield

VU — Vulnerable

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ghost Shield	Madagascan fruit 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.