Chestnut Dapperling vs Foca Pia

Lepiota castanea compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Foca Pia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Foca Pia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Lepiota	Pagophilus
Species	Lepiota castanea	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Foca Pia
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.

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden