Brick Cap vs Crested servaline genet

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Genetta cristata

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Crested servaline genet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Crested servaline genet
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Strophariaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Hypholoma	Genetta
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Genetta cristata

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Crested servaline genet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Crested servaline genet
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).

Crested servaline genet

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.