Brick Cap vs Omilteme Cottontail

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Strophariaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Hypholoma	Sylvilagus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Omilteme Cottontail
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).

Omilteme Cottontail

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.