Chestnut Dapperling vs Giant Noctule

Lepiota castanea compared with Nyctalus lasiopterus

Key Differences

Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Giant Noctule is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Giant Noctule
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)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lepiota	Nyctalus
Species	Lepiota castanea	Nyctalus lasiopterus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Giant Noctule

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Giant Noctule
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 Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ukraine.

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.