Dewdrop Bonnet vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Hemimycena tortuosa compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Dewdrop Bonnet is Data Deficient while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dewdrop Bonnet	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Mycenaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Hemimycena	Atelerix
Species	Hemimycena tortuosa	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Dewdrop Bonnet

DD — Data Deficient

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dewdrop Bonnet	Four-toed Hedgehog
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.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.