Brick Cap vs Crete Spiny Mouse

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Acomys minous

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Crete Spiny Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Crete Spiny Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Strophariaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hypholoma	Acomys
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Acomys minous

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Crete Spiny Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Crete Spiny Mouse
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).

Crete Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Greece.

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.