Chestnut Dapperling vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Lepiota castanea compared with Sorex roboratus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Flat-skulled Shrew
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)	Soricidae
Genus	Lepiota	Sorex
Species	Lepiota castanea	Sorex roboratus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Flat-skulled Shrew
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.

Flat-skulled Shrew

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.