Chestnut Dapperling vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Lepiota castanea compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Mexican Fox Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Mexican Fox 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	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Lepiota castanea	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Mexican Fox 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.

Mexican Fox 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.