Brick Cap vs Dibatag

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Ammodorcas clarkei

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Dibatag is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Dibatag
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Strophariaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hypholoma	Ammodorcas
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Ammodorcas clarkei

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Dibatag

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Dibatag
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).

Dibatag

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.