Brick Cap vs Olinguito

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Bassaricyon neblina

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Olinguito is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Olinguito
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Strophariaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Hypholoma	Bassaricyon
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Bassaricyon neblina

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Olinguito

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Olinguito
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).

Olinguito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. 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.