Dewdrop Bonnet vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Hemimycena tortuosa compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Dewdrop Bonnet is Data Deficient while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dewdrop Bonnet	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Mycenaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hemimycena	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hemimycena tortuosa	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Dewdrop Bonnet

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dewdrop Bonnet	Gray-headed Flying Fox
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.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.