Chestnut Dapperling vs Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Lepiota castanea compared with Cynomops milleri

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Miller's Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Miller's Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Molossidae
Genus	Lepiota	Cynomops
Species	Lepiota castanea	Cynomops milleri

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Miller's Dog-faced Bat
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.

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.