Crazed Cap vs écureuil, écureuil rouge

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Sciurus vulgaris

Key Differences

• Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while écureuil, écureuil rouge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	écureuil, écureuil rouge
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Dermoloma	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Sciurus vulgaris

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

écureuil, écureuil rouge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	écureuil, écureuil rouge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crazed Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

écureuil, écureuil rouge

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia) and Europe (5 countries).

écureuil, écureuil rouge

Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden