Iodine Bonnet vs Javan Rusa

Mycena filopes compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

Iodine Bonnet is Least Concern while Javan Rusa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Iodine Bonnet	Javan Rusa
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	Mycena	Rusa
Species	Mycena filopes	Rusa timorensis

Conservation Status

Iodine Bonnet

LC — Least Concern

Javan Rusa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Iodine Bonnet	Javan Rusa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Iodine Bonnet

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Javan Rusa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.