Chestnut Dapperling vs Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

Lepiota castanea compared with Lonchophylla orienticollina

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar 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	Lonchophylla
Species	Lepiota castanea	Lonchophylla orienticollina

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar 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.

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar 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.