Ghost Shield vs New Guinean planigale

Pluteus pellitus compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

Ghost Shield is Vulnerable while New Guinean planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ghost Shield	New Guinean planigale
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)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Pluteaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pluteus	Planigale
Species	Pluteus pellitus	Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

Ghost Shield

VU — Vulnerable

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ghost Shield	New Guinean planigale
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.