Brick Cap vs Drylands Laucha

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Calomys musculinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Drylands Laucha
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Strophariaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hypholoma	Calomys
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Calomys musculinus

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Drylands Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Drylands Laucha
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).

Drylands Laucha

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.