Chestnut Dapperling vs Large-eared Hutia

Lepiota castanea compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Capromyidae
Genus	Lepiota	Mesocapromys
Species	Lepiota castanea	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Large-eared Hutia
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.

Large-eared Hutia

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.