Chestnut Dapperling vs Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Lepiota castanea compared with Oligoryzomys delicatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Lepiota	Oligoryzomys
Species	Lepiota castanea	Oligoryzomys delicatus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
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.

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.