Crazed Cap vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Dermoloma	Brachyuromys
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	Large Short-tailed Rat
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.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.