Dark Crazed Cap vs Gray Marmot

Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium compared with Marmota baibacina

Key Differences

• Dark Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Gray Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Crazed Cap	Gray Marmot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Dermoloma	Marmota
Species	Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

Dark Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Crazed Cap	Gray Marmot
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.

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.