Chestnut Dapperling vs Long-clawed Shrew

Lepiota castanea compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Long-clawed 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	Sorex
Species	Lepiota castanea	Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Long-clawed 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.

Long-clawed Shrew

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.