Crazed Cap vs Lesser Cachalot

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Kogia breviceps

Key Differences

• Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Lesser Cachalot is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	Lesser Cachalot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Kogiidae
Genus	Dermoloma	Kogia
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Kogia breviceps

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Cachalot

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	Lesser Cachalot
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.

Lesser Cachalot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden