Brick Cap vs Gansu Shrew

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Strophariaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hypholoma	Sorex
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Gansu Shrew
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).

Gansu Shrew

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.