Brick Cap vs Mountain Coati

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Agaricales (агариковые)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Strophariaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Hypholoma	Nasua
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Mountain Coati
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).

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.