Crazed Cap vs Greater Chinese Mole

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Key Differences

• Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Greater Chinese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Talpidae
Genus	Dermoloma	Euroscaptor
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Euroscaptor grandis

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	Greater Chinese Mole
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.

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.