Brick Cap vs Large-eared Pied Bat

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Chalinolobus dwyeri

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Large-eared Pied Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Large-eared Pied Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Strophariaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hypholoma	Chalinolobus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Chalinolobus dwyeri

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Pied Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Large-eared Pied Bat
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).

Large-eared Pied Bat

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.