Brick Cap vs Fishing Cat

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Fishing Cat
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Strophariaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Hypholoma	Prionailurus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Prionailurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Fishing Cat
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).

Fishing Cat

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.