Brick Cap vs Monk Saki

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Pithecia monachus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Monk Saki
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Agaricales (주름버섯목)	Primates (영장목)
Family	Strophariaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Hypholoma	Pithecia
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Pithecia monachus

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Monk Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Monk Saki
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).

Monk Saki

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.