Crazed Cap vs False Water Rat

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Xeromys myoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	False Water 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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dermoloma	Xeromys
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	False Water 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.