Brick Cap vs Kaapori Capuchin

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Cebus kaapori

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Kaapori Capuchin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Kaapori Capuchin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Strophariaceae	Cebidae
Genus	Hypholoma	Cebus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Cebus kaapori

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Kaapori Capuchin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Kaapori Capuchin
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).

Kaapori Capuchin

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.