Cat Dapperling vs Guinean Arvicanthis

Lepiota felina compared with Arvicanthis rufinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat Dapperling	Guinean Arvicanthis
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)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lepiota	Arvicanthis
Species	Lepiota felina	Arvicanthis rufinus

Conservation Status

Cat Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Guinean Arvicanthis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat Dapperling	Guinean Arvicanthis
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).

Guinean Arvicanthis

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.