Flame Shield vs Jungle Shrew

Pluteus aurantiorugosus compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Shield	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
Family	Pluteaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Pluteus	Suncus
Species	Pluteus aurantiorugosus	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Flame Shield

EN — Endangered

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Shield	Jungle Shrew
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.