Beechleaf Bonnet vs Eastern Mole

Mycena capillaris compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beechleaf Bonnet	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Mycenaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Mycena	Scalopus
Species	Mycena capillaris	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Beechleaf Bonnet

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beechleaf Bonnet	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beechleaf Bonnet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beechleaf Bonnet

The Beechleaf Bonnet (Mycena capillaris) is a species in the genus Mycena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.