Chestnut Dapperling vs Greater Sac-winged Bat

Lepiota castanea compared with Saccopteryx bilineata

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Greater Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Greater Sac-winged 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)	Emballonuridae
Genus	Lepiota	Saccopteryx
Species	Lepiota castanea	Saccopteryx bilineata

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Greater Sac-winged 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.

Greater Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.