Brick Cap vs Meerkat

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Suricata suricatta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Meerkat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Strophariaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Hypholoma	Suricata
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Meerkat
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).

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.

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.