Dewdrop Bonnet vs Eastern Small-Footed Bat

Hemimycena tortuosa compared with Myotis leibii

Key Differences

• Dewdrop Bonnet is Data Deficient while Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dewdrop Bonnet	Eastern Small-Footed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Mycenaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hemimycena	Myotis
Species	Hemimycena tortuosa	Myotis leibii

Conservation Status

Dewdrop Bonnet

DD — Data Deficient

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dewdrop Bonnet	Eastern Small-Footed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dewdrop Bonnet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.