Dark Crazed Cap vs Mountain Water Rat

Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Dark Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Crazed Cap	Mountain Water 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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dermoloma	Baiyankamys
Species	Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Dark Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Crazed Cap	Mountain Water 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.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.