Chestnut Dapperling vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Lepiota castanea compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Himalayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Soricidae
Genus	Lepiota	Chimarrogale
Species	Lepiota castanea	Chimarrogale himalayica

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Himalayan Water Shrew
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.

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.