Dark Crazed Cap vs North American Badger

Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Dark Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Crazed Cap	North American Badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Dermoloma	Taxidea
Species	Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Dark Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Crazed Cap	North American Badger
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.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.