Dark Crazed Cap vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Key Differences

• Dark Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Crazed Cap	Himalayan Water 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	Chimarrogale
Species	Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium	Chimarrogale himalayica

Conservation Status

Dark Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Crazed Cap	Himalayan Water 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.

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.