Brick Cap vs Leadebeater s Possum

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Leadebeater s Possum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Leadebeater s Possum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Strophariaceae	Petauridae
Genus	Hypholoma	Gymnobelideus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Leadebeater s Possum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Leadebeater s Possum
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).

Leadebeater s Possum

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.