Brick Cap vs Ratón-de abazones de Merriam

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Ratón-de abazones de Merriam
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Strophariaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Hypholoma	Perognathus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Ratón-de abazones de Merriam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Ratón-de abazones de Merriam
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).

Ratón-de abazones de Merriam

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.