Crazed Cap vs Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Molossus pretiosus

Key Differences

• Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Miller’s Mastiff Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Molossidae
Genus	Dermoloma	Molossus
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Molossus pretiosus

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
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.

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.