Chestnut Dapperling vs Highveld Golden Mole

Lepiota castanea compared with Amblysomus septentrionalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Highveld Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Lepiota	Amblysomus
Species	Lepiota castanea	Amblysomus septentrionalis

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Highveld Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Highveld Golden Mole
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.

Highveld Golden Mole

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.