Crazed Cap vs Japanese Squirrel

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Sciurus lis

Key Differences

• Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Japanese Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	Japanese 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 lis

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Japanese Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	Japanese 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.

Japanese Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium