Bed-jacket vs Brick Cap

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Hypholoma lateritium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Brick Cap
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Sapindaceae Strophariaceae
Genus Alectryon Hypholoma
Species Alectryon tomentosus Hypholoma lateritium

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Brick Cap
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

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