Brick Cap vs Guemal

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Guemal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Guemal
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Strophariaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Hypholoma	Hippocamelus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Hippocamelus bisulcus

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Guemal
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).

Guemal

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.