Chestnut Dapperling vs Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

Lepiota castanea compared with Myomimus personatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
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)	Gliridae
Genus	Lepiota	Myomimus
Species	Lepiota castanea	Myomimus personatus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
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.

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

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.