Brick Cap vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Niger Delta Red Colobus
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	Piliocolobus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Niger Delta Red Colobus
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).

Niger Delta Red Colobus

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.