Chestnut Dapperling vs Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Lepiota castanea compared with Sturnira giannae

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lepiota	Sturnira
Species	Lepiota castanea	Sturnira giannae

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat
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.

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.