Chestnut Dapperling vs Eastern Spiny Mouse

Lepiota castanea compared with Acomys dimidiatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Eastern Spiny Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Eastern Spiny Mouse
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)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lepiota	Acomys
Species	Lepiota castanea	Acomys dimidiatus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Eastern Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Eastern Spiny Mouse
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 Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.