Brick Cap vs Mona Monkey

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Cercopithecus mona

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Mona Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Mona Monkey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Strophariaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Hypholoma	Cercopithecus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Cercopithecus mona

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Mona Monkey
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).

Mona Monkey

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Grenada and Sao Tome and Principe. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.