Dark Crazed Cap vs Pale fox

Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium compared with Vulpes pallida

Key Differences

• Dark Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Pale fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Crazed Cap	Pale fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Dermoloma	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium	Vulpes pallida

Conservation Status

Dark Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Crazed Cap	Pale fox
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.

Pale fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.