Chestnut Dapperling vs Indonesian Mountain Weasel

Lepiota castanea compared with Mustela lutreolina

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Indonesian Mountain Weasel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Indonesian Mountain Weasel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Lepiota	Mustela
Species	Lepiota castanea	Mustela lutreolina

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Indonesian Mountain Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Indonesian Mountain Weasel
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.

Indonesian Mountain Weasel

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.