Crazed Cap vs Mexican vole

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dermoloma	Microtus
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	Mexican vole
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.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.