Brick Cap vs Ebony Akodont

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Thaptomys nigrita

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Ebony Akodont
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Strophariaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hypholoma	Thaptomys
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Thaptomys nigrita

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Ebony Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Ebony Akodont
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).

Ebony Akodont

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.