Chestnut Dapperling vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Lepiota castanea compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
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)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lepiota	Urocitellus
Species	Lepiota castanea	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
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-tailed Ground Squirrel

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.