Brick Cap vs Goodwin's Brush-tailed Mouse

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Calomyscus elburzensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Goodwin's Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Strophariaceae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Hypholoma	Calomyscus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Calomyscus elburzensis

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Goodwin's Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Goodwin's Brush-tailed Mouse
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).

Goodwin's Brush-tailed Mouse

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.