Ghost Shield vs chauve-souris cendrée

Pluteus pellitus compared with Aeorestes cinereus

Key Differences

• Ghost Shield is Vulnerable while chauve-souris cendrée is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ghost Shield	chauve-souris cendrée
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pluteaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Pluteus	Aeorestes
Species	Pluteus pellitus	Aeorestes cinereus

Conservation Status

Ghost Shield

VU — Vulnerable

chauve-souris cendrée

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ghost Shield	chauve-souris cendrée
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.

chauve-souris cendrée

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across United States and Venezuela.