Crazed Cap vs Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Peropteryx pallidoptera

Key Differences

• Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Pale-winged Dog-like Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	Pale-winged Dog-like Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Dermoloma	Peropteryx
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Peropteryx pallidoptera

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	Pale-winged Dog-like Bat
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.

Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.