Brick Cap vs Zang Tu

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Lepus tibetanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Zang Tu
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Agaricales (伞菌目)	Lagomorpha (兔形目)
Family	Strophariaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Hypholoma	Lepus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Lepus tibetanus

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Zang Tu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Zang Tu
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).

Zang Tu

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.