Chestnut Dapperling vs European Mole

Lepiota castanea compared with Talpa europaea

Key Differences

Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while European Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	European Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Talpidae
Genus	Lepiota	Talpa
Species	Lepiota castanea	Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	European Mole
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.

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.