Brick Cap vs Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Platyrrhinus aurarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Eldorado Broad-nosed 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	Platyrrhinus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Platyrrhinus aurarius

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Eldorado Broad-nosed 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).

Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.