Chestnut Dapperling vs Dark fruit-eating bat

Lepiota castanea compared with Artibeus obscurus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Dark fruit-eating bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lepiota	Artibeus
Species	Lepiota castanea	Artibeus obscurus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Dark fruit-eating bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Chestnut Dapperling

The Chestnut Dapperling (Lepiota castanea) is a species in the genus Lepiota. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.