Brick Cap vs Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Lonchophylla orienticollina

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Strophariaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hypholoma	Lonchophylla
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Lonchophylla orienticollina

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat
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).

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.