Brick Cap vs Ega Long-tongued Bat

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Scleronycteris ega

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Ega Long-tongued Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Ega Long-tongued 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	Scleronycteris
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Scleronycteris ega

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Ega Long-tongued Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Ega Long-tongued 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).

Ega Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.