Crazed Cap vs Northern Bettong

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Dermoloma	Bettongia
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	Northern Bettong
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.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.