Crazed Cap vs Fiery Squirrel

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	Fiery Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Dermoloma	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Sciurus flammifer

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	Fiery Squirrel
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.