Dewdrop Bonnet vs Etruscan Shrew

Hemimycena tortuosa compared with Suncus etruscus

Key Differences

• Dewdrop Bonnet is Data Deficient while Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dewdrop Bonnet	Etruscan Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Mycenaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hemimycena	Suncus
Species	Hemimycena tortuosa	Suncus etruscus

Conservation Status

Dewdrop Bonnet

DD — Data Deficient

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dewdrop Bonnet	Etruscan Shrew
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.

Etruscan Shrew

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus, Yemen) and Europe (6 countries).

Etruscan Shrew

Etruscan Shrew (Suncus etruscus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.