Dark Crazed Cap vs Owl s Spiny Rat

Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium compared with Carterodon sulcidens

Key Differences

• Dark Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Owl s Spiny Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Crazed Cap	Owl s Spiny 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	Echimyidae
Genus	Dermoloma	Carterodon
Species	Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium	Carterodon sulcidens

Conservation Status

Dark Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Owl s Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Crazed Cap	Owl s Spiny 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.

Owl s Spiny Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.