Brick Cap vs Great Gerbil

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Rhombomys opimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Great Gerbil
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Agaricales (غاريقونيات)	Rodentia (قوارض)
Family	Strophariaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hypholoma	Rhombomys
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Rhombomys opimus

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Great Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Great Gerbil
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).

Great Gerbil

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.