Crazed Cap vs Porter s Rock Rat

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Aconaemys porteri

Key Differences

Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Porter s Rock Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	Porter s Rock 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	Octodontidae
Genus	Dermoloma	Aconaemys
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Aconaemys porteri

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Porter s Rock Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	Porter s Rock 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.