Dewdrop Bonnet vs Little Ground Squirrel

Hemimycena tortuosa compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Dewdrop Bonnet is Data Deficient while Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dewdrop Bonnet	Little Ground 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	Spermophilus
Species	Hemimycena tortuosa	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Dewdrop Bonnet

DD — Data Deficient

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dewdrop Bonnet	Little Ground 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.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.