Brick Cap vs Coppery Sprite

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Arielulus cuprosus

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Coppery Sprite
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Agaricales (غاريقونيات)	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)
Family	Strophariaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hypholoma	Arielulus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Arielulus cuprosus

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Coppery Sprite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brick Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brick Cap

The Brick Cap (Hypholoma lateritium) is a species in the genus Hypholoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.