Dark Crazed Cap vs Etruscan Shrew

Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium compared with Suncus etruscus

Key Differences

• Dark Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Crazed Cap	Etruscan 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	Suncus
Species	Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium	Suncus etruscus

Conservation Status

Dark Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Crazed Cap	Etruscan Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Crazed Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Etruscan Shrew

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus, Yemen) and Europe (6 countries).

Etruscan Shrew

Etruscan Shrew (Suncus etruscus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.