Chestnut Dapperling vs Eld's Deer

Lepiota castanea compared with Rucervus eldii

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Eld's Deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Eld's Deer
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Lepiota	Rucervus
Species	Lepiota castanea	Rucervus eldii

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Eld's Deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Eld's Deer
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.

Eld's Deer

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.