Brick Cap vs Desert Dormouse

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Desert Dormouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Strophariaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Hypholoma	Selevinia
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Desert Dormouse
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).

Desert Dormouse

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.