Flame Shield vs Himalayan Marmot

Pluteus aurantiorugosus compared with Marmota himalayana

Key Differences

• Flame Shield is Endangered while Himalayan Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Shield	Himalayan Marmot
Kingdom	Fungi (फफूंद)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (कृंतक)
Family	Pluteaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Pluteus	Marmota
Species	Pluteus aurantiorugosus	Marmota himalayana

Conservation Status

Flame Shield

EN — Endangered

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Shield	Himalayan Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flame Shield

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Himalayan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.