Bearded Dapperling vs Northern Bettong

Cystolepiota seminuda compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Bearded Dapperling is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Dapperling	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Potoroidae
Genus	Cystolepiota	Bettongia
Species	Cystolepiota seminuda	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Bearded Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Dapperling	Northern Bettong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bearded Dapperling

The Bearded Dapperling (Cystolepiota seminuda) is a species in the genus Cystolepiota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.