Brick Cap vs Northern Bettong

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Strophariaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Hypholoma	Bettongia
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Northern Bettong
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).

Northern Bettong

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.