Brick Cap vs Philippine mouse-deer

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Philippine mouse-deer
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Agaricales (주름버섯목)	Artiodactyla (소목)
Family	Strophariaceae	Tragulidae
Genus	Hypholoma	Tragulus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Philippine mouse-deer
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).

Philippine mouse-deer

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.