Brick Cap vs Himalayan Rat

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Rattus pyctoris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Himalayan Rat
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hypholoma	Rattus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Rattus pyctoris

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Himalayan Rat
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).

Himalayan Rat

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.