Crazed Cap vs Montane Water Vole

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Arvicola scherman

Key Differences

• Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Montane Water Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	Montane Water 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	Arvicola
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Arvicola scherman

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	Montane Water 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.

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium