Brick Cap vs Mexican cottontail

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Mexican cottontail
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	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Hypholoma	Sylvilagus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Mexican cottontail
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).

Mexican cottontail

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.