Dewdrop Bonnet vs Eurasian red squirrel

Hemimycena tortuosa compared with Sciurus vulgaris

Key Differences

• Dewdrop Bonnet is Data Deficient while Eurasian red squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dewdrop Bonnet	Eurasian red squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Mycenaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hemimycena	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Hemimycena tortuosa	Sciurus vulgaris

Conservation Status

Dewdrop Bonnet

DD — Data Deficient

Eurasian red squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dewdrop Bonnet	Eurasian red squirrel
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.

Eurasian red squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia) and Europe (5 countries).

Eurasian red squirrel

Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden