Brush-tailed Phascogale vs Crazed Cap

Phascogale pirata compared with Dermoloma cuneifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Phascogale	Crazed Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Phascogale	Dermoloma
Species	Phascogale pirata	Dermoloma cuneifolium

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Phascogale

VU — Vulnerable

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Phascogale	Crazed Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Phascogale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crazed Cap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Brush-tailed Phascogale

The Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale pirata) is a species in the genus Phascogale. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.