Ghost Shield vs Lang's Red Colobus

Pluteus pellitus compared with Piliocolobus langi

Key Differences

• Ghost Shield is Vulnerable while Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ghost Shield	Lang's Red Colobus
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (อันดับวานร)
Family	Pluteaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Pluteus	Piliocolobus
Species	Pluteus pellitus	Piliocolobus langi

Conservation Status

Ghost Shield

VU — Vulnerable

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ghost Shield	Lang's Red Colobus
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.

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.