Brick Cap vs Canard de Laysan

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Anas laysanensis

Key Differences

Brick Cap is Least Concern while Canard de Laysan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Canard de Laysan
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Strophariaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Hypholoma	Anas
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Anas laysanensis

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Canard de Laysan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Canard de Laysan
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).

Canard de Laysan

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Canard de Laysan

Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.