Crazed Cap vs Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Oligoryzomys delicatus

Key Differences

Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dermoloma	Oligoryzomys
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Oligoryzomys delicatus

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.