Crazed Cap vs Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Key Differences

• Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Lesser White-toothed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Soricidae
Genus	Dermoloma	Crocidura
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Crocidura suaveolens

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
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 White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway