Cat Dapperling vs Northern Bettong

Lepiota felina compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat 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	Lepiota	Bettongia
Species	Lepiota felina	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Cat Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat Dapperling	Northern Bettong
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).

Northern Bettong

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.