Brick Cap vs Mexican Big-eared Bat

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Corynorhinus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Mexican Big-eared Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Mexican Big-eared Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Agaricales (주름버섯목)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Strophariaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hypholoma	Corynorhinus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Corynorhinus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Big-eared Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Mexican Big-eared Bat
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).

Mexican Big-eared Bat

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.