Dewdrop Bonnet vs Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Hemimycena tortuosa compared with Molossus pretiosus

Key Differences

• Dewdrop Bonnet is Data Deficient while Miller’s Mastiff Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dewdrop Bonnet	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Mycenaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Hemimycena	Molossus
Species	Hemimycena tortuosa	Molossus pretiosus

Conservation Status

Dewdrop Bonnet

DD — Data Deficient

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dewdrop Bonnet	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
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.

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.