Crazed Cap vs Little Red Flying Fox

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Key Differences

• Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Little Red Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	Little Red Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Dermoloma	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Pteropus scapulatus

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	Little Red Flying Fox
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.

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.