Ghost Shield vs New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Pluteus pellitus compared with Notopteris neocaledonicus

Key Differences

• Ghost Shield is Vulnerable while New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ghost Shield	New Caledonia Long-tailed 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	Notopteris
Species	Pluteus pellitus	Notopteris neocaledonicus

Conservation Status

Ghost Shield

VU — Vulnerable

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ghost Shield	New Caledonia Long-tailed 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.

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.