Blackedged Shield vs Great Flying Fox

Pluteus atromarginatus compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Blackedged Shield is Vulnerable while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackedged Shield	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Pluteaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pluteus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Pluteus atromarginatus	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Blackedged Shield

VU — Vulnerable

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackedged Shield	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackedged Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackedged Shield

The Blackedged Shield (Pluteus atromarginatus) is a species in the genus Pluteus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.