Brick Cap vs Korean Pika

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Ochotona coreana

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Korean Pika is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Korean Pika
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Strophariaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Hypholoma	Ochotona
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Ochotona coreana

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Korean Pika

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Korean Pika
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).

Korean Pika

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.