Bleeding Bonnet vs False Water Rat

Mycena sanguinolenta compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Bleeding Bonnet is Least Concern while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bleeding Bonnet	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Mycenaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Mycena	Xeromys
Species	Mycena sanguinolenta	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Bleeding Bonnet

LC — Least Concern

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bleeding Bonnet	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bleeding Bonnet

Habitat

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

Range

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

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bleeding Bonnet

The Bleeding Bonnet (Mycena sanguinolenta) 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.