Dewdrop Bonnet vs False Water Rat

Hemimycena tortuosa compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Dewdrop Bonnet is Data Deficient while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dewdrop 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	Hemimycena	Xeromys
Species	Hemimycena tortuosa	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Dewdrop Bonnet

DD — Data Deficient

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dewdrop Bonnet	False Water Rat
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.

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.