Crazed Cap vs Eastern Mole

Dermoloma cuneifolium compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Crazed Cap is Vulnerable while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazed Cap	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (nấm)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Bộ Chuột chù)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Talpidae
Genus	Dermoloma	Scalopus
Species	Dermoloma cuneifolium	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazed Cap	Eastern Mole
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.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.