Dark Crazed Cap vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium compared with Chiropodomys major

Key Differences

Dark Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Crazed Cap	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dermoloma	Chiropodomys
Species	Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium	Chiropodomys major

Conservation Status

Dark Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Crazed Cap	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
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.