Brick Cap vs Highland Mangabey

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Rungwecebus kipunji

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Highland Mangabey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Highland Mangabey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Strophariaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Hypholoma	Rungwecebus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Rungwecebus kipunji

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Highland Mangabey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Highland Mangabey
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).

Highland Mangabey

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.