Crazed Cap vs Greater Dog-like Bat

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Peropteryx kappleri

Key Differences

• Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Greater Dog-like Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	Greater Dog-like Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Dermoloma	Peropteryx
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Peropteryx kappleri

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	Greater Dog-like Bat
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 Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.