Brick Cap vs Euphrates Jerboa

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Scarturus euphratica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Euphrates Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Strophariaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Hypholoma	Scarturus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Scarturus euphratica

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Euphrates Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Euphrates Jerboa
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).

Euphrates Jerboa

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.