Chestnut Dapperling vs Kalinowski s Mouse Opossum

Lepiota castanea compared with Hyladelphys kalinowskii

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Kalinowski s Mouse Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Kalinowski s Mouse Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Didelphidae
Genus	Lepiota	Hyladelphys
Species	Lepiota castanea	Hyladelphys kalinowskii

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Kalinowski s Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Kalinowski s Mouse Opossum
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.

Kalinowski s Mouse Opossum

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.