Ghost Shield vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Pluteus pellitus compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Ghost Shield is Vulnerable while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ghost Shield	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Pluteaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Pluteus	Myodes
Species	Pluteus pellitus	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Ghost Shield

VU — Vulnerable

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ghost Shield	Gray Red-backed Vole
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.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway