Crazed Cap vs Long-tailed Chinchilla

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Chinchilla lanigera

Key Differences

• Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Long-tailed Chinchilla is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	Long-tailed Chinchilla
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Chinchillidae
Genus	Dermoloma	Chinchilla
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Chinchilla lanigera

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Long-tailed Chinchilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	Long-tailed Chinchilla
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.

Long-tailed Chinchilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, and Ecuador.