Beechleaf Bonnet vs Hottentot Golden Mole

Mycena capillaris compared with Amblysomus hottentotus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beechleaf Bonnet	Hottentot Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Mycenaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Mycena	Amblysomus
Species	Mycena capillaris	Amblysomus hottentotus

Conservation Status

Beechleaf Bonnet

LC — Least Concern

Hottentot Golden Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beechleaf Bonnet	Hottentot Golden 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.

Hottentot Golden 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.