Crazed Cap vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Crazed Cap Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Tricholomataceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Dermoloma Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Dermoloma cuneifolium Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Crazed Cap Gray-headed Flying Fox
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.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crazed Cap

No description available.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

No description available.

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