Dark Crazed Cap vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

Dark Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Crazed Cap	Gray-bellied Rice 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	Cricetidae
Genus	Dermoloma	Nephelomys
Species	Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Dark Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Crazed Cap	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
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.