Crazed Cap vs Northern Birch Mouse

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Sicista betulina

Key Differences

• Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Northern Birch Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	Northern Birch Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Dermoloma	Sicista
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Sicista betulina

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Birch Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	Northern Birch Mouse
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.

Northern Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden