Dark Crazed Cap vs Mentawai Squirrel

Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Crazed Cap	Mentawai Squirrel
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	Callosciurus
Species	Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium	Callosciurus melanogaster

Conservation Status

Dark Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Crazed Cap	Mentawai Squirrel
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.