Brick Cap vs Ornate Cuscus

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Strophariaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Hypholoma	Phalanger
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Ornate Cuscus
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).

Ornate Cuscus

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.