Cat Dapperling vs Desert Dormouse

Lepiota felina compared with Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Key Differences

• Cat Dapperling is Least Concern while Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat Dapperling	Desert Dormouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Gliridae
Genus	Lepiota	Selevinia
Species	Lepiota felina	Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Conservation Status

Cat Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat Dapperling	Desert Dormouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cat Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cat Dapperling

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