Brick Cap vs Chinese Hare

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Lepus sinensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Chinese Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (อันดับกระต่าย)
Family	Strophariaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Hypholoma	Lepus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Lepus sinensis

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Chinese Hare
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).

Chinese Hare

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.