Brick Cap vs Cercopithèque de Lowe

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Cercopithecus lowei

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Cercopithèque de Lowe is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Cercopithèque de Lowe
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Strophariaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Hypholoma	Cercopithecus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Cercopithecus lowei

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Cercopithèque de Lowe

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Cercopithèque de Lowe
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).

Cercopithèque de Lowe

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.