Crazed Cap vs New Guinean planigale

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while New Guinean planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Dermoloma	Planigale
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	New Guinean planigale
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.