Brick Cap vs Indian Gray Mongoose

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Herpestes edwardsi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Indian Gray Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Strophariaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Hypholoma	Herpestes
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Herpestes edwardsi

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Indian Gray Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Indian Gray Mongoose
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).

Indian Gray Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Italy, Kuwait, and United Arab Emirates.

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.