Brick Cap vs Pinheiro s Slender Opossum

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Marmosops pinheiroi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Pinheiro s 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 pinheiroi

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Pinheiro s Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Pinheiro s 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).

Pinheiro s Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.