Chestnut Dapperling vs Giant Jumping Rat

Lepiota castanea compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Giant Jumping 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)	Nesomyidae
Genus	Lepiota	Hypogeomys
Species	Lepiota castanea	Hypogeomys antimena

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Giant Jumping 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.

Giant Jumping 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.