Bleeding Bonnet vs Globe Thistle

Mycena sanguinolenta compared with Echinops ritro

Key Differences

• Bleeding Bonnet is Least Concern while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bleeding Bonnet	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Mycenaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Mycena	Echinops
Species	Mycena sanguinolenta	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Bleeding Bonnet

LC — Least Concern

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bleeding Bonnet	Globe Thistle
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.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇺🇸 United States