Dark Crazed Cap vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

Dark Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Crazed Cap	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Dermoloma	Hsunycteris
Species	Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Dark Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Crazed Cap	Patton’s Nectar Bat
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.