Brick Cap vs Phayre's Squirrel

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Callosciurus phayrei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Phayre's Squirrel
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hypholoma	Callosciurus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Callosciurus phayrei

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Phayre's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Phayre's Squirrel
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).

Phayre's Squirrel

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.