Chestnut Dapperling vs Guemal

Lepiota castanea compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Guemal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Guemal
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Lepiota	Hippocamelus
Species	Lepiota castanea	Hippocamelus bisulcus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Guemal
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.

Guemal

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.