Dewdrop Bonnet vs Polynesian rat

Hemimycena tortuosa compared with Rattus exulans

Key Differences

• Dewdrop Bonnet is Data Deficient while Polynesian rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dewdrop Bonnet	Polynesian rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Mycenaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hemimycena	Rattus
Species	Hemimycena tortuosa	Rattus exulans

Conservation Status

Dewdrop Bonnet

DD — Data Deficient

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dewdrop Bonnet	Polynesian rat
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.

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).