Brick Cap vs Orangután de Sumatra

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Orangután de Sumatra is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Orangután de Sumatra
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Strophariaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Hypholoma	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Orangután de Sumatra

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Orangután de Sumatra
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).

Orangután de Sumatra

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.