Chestnut Dapperling vs Fiery Squirrel

Lepiota castanea compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Fiery Squirrel
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)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lepiota	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Lepiota castanea	Sciurus flammifer

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Fiery Squirrel
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.

Fiery Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.