Flame Shield vs Mongolian Mountain Vole

Pluteus aurantiorugosus compared with Alticola semicanus

Key Differences

• Flame Shield is Endangered while Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Shield	Mongolian Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (nấm)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Pluteaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Pluteus	Alticola
Species	Pluteus aurantiorugosus	Alticola semicanus

Conservation Status

Flame Shield

EN — Endangered

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Shield	Mongolian Mountain Vole
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.

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.