Chestnut Dapperling vs Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Lepiota castanea compared with Nephelomys auriventer

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Ecuadorean Rice Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Ecuadorean 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	Nephelomys
Species	Lepiota castanea	Nephelomys auriventer

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Ecuadorean 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.

Ecuadorean 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.