Chestnut Dapperling vs Jentink's Duiker

Lepiota castanea compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Jentink's Duiker
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)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Lepiota	Cephalophus
Species	Lepiota castanea	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Jentink's Duiker
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.

Jentink's Duiker

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.