Dewdrop Bonnet vs Mérida Brocket

Hemimycena tortuosa compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Dewdrop Bonnet is Data Deficient while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dewdrop Bonnet	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Mycenaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Hemimycena	Mazama
Species	Hemimycena tortuosa	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Dewdrop Bonnet

DD — Data Deficient

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dewdrop Bonnet	Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.