Crazed Cap vs North American Badger

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	North American Badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Dermoloma	Taxidea
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	North American Badger
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.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.