Crazed Cap vs Meerkat

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Suricata suricatta

Key Differences

Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Meerkat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	Meerkat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Dermoloma	Suricata
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	Meerkat
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.