Brick Cap vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brick Cap Lesser Ghost 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 Emballonuridae
Genus Hypholoma Diclidurus
Species Hypholoma lateritium Diclidurus scutatus

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brick Cap Lesser Ghost 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).

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Lesser Ghost Bat

No description available.

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