Chestnut Dapperling vs Mountain Coati

Lepiota castanea compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Lepiota	Nasua
Species	Lepiota castanea	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Mountain Coati
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.

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.