Brick Cap vs Inornate Squirrel

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Callosciurus inornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Inornate Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Strophariaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hypholoma	Callosciurus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Callosciurus inornatus

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Inornate Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Inornate Squirrel
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).

Inornate Squirrel

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.