Crazed Cap vs Malayan porcupine

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Hystrix brachyura

Key Differences

• Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Malayan porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Hystricidae
Genus	Dermoloma	Hystrix
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Hystrix brachyura

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	Malayan porcupine
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.

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway