Ghost Shield vs Mico-leão-dourado

Pluteus pellitus compared with Leontopithecus rosalia

Key Differences

Ghost Shield is Vulnerable while Mico-leão-dourado is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ghost Shield	Mico-leão-dourado
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Pluteaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Pluteus	Leontopithecus
Species	Pluteus pellitus	Leontopithecus rosalia

Conservation Status

Ghost Shield

VU — Vulnerable

Mico-leão-dourado

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ghost Shield	Mico-leão-dourado
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.