Dark Crazed Cap vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Dark Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Crazed Cap	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Dermoloma	Dologale
Species	Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Dark Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Crazed Cap	Pousargues’s Mongoose
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.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.