Brick Cap vs Panama Slender Opossum

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Marmosops invictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brick Cap Panama Slender Opossum
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family Strophariaceae Didelphidae
Genus Hypholoma Marmosops
Species Hypholoma lateritium Marmosops invictus

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brick Cap Panama Slender Opossum
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).

Panama Slender Opossum

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.

Panama Slender Opossum

No description available.

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