Chestnut Dapperling vs Fat Sand Rat

Lepiota castanea compared with Psammomys obesus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Fat Sand Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Fat Sand 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)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lepiota	Psammomys
Species	Lepiota castanea	Psammomys obesus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Fat Sand 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.

Fat Sand Rat

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.