Crazed Cap vs Oriente Cave Rat

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Boromys offella

Key Differences

• Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Oriente Cave Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	Oriente Cave Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Dermoloma	Boromys
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Boromys offella

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Oriente Cave Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	Oriente Cave Rat
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.

Oriente Cave Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.