Crazed Cap vs Ornate Shrew

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Soricidae
Genus	Dermoloma	Sorex
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	Ornate Shrew
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.