Fleecy Shield vs Raton Bastardo Crestado

Pluteus hispidulus compared with Pseudomys shortridgei

Key Differences

• Fleecy Shield is Vulnerable while Raton Bastardo Crestado is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fleecy Shield	Raton Bastardo Crestado
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pluteaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Pluteus	Pseudomys
Species	Pluteus hispidulus	Pseudomys shortridgei

Conservation Status

Fleecy Shield

VU — Vulnerable

Raton Bastardo Crestado

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fleecy Shield	Raton Bastardo Crestado
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fleecy 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.

Raton Bastardo Crestado

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.