Chestnut Dapperling vs Dusky Slender Opossum

Lepiota castanea compared with Marmosops fuscatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Dusky Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Didelphidae
Genus	Lepiota	Marmosops
Species	Lepiota castanea	Marmosops fuscatus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Dusky Slender Opossum
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.

Dusky Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.