Brick Cap vs Niangara Free-tailed Bat

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Mops niangarae

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Niangara Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Niangara Free-tailed 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	Molossidae
Genus	Hypholoma	Mops
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Mops niangarae

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Niangara Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Niangara Free-tailed 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).

Niangara Free-tailed Bat

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.