Chestnut Dapperling vs New Caledonia Wattled Bat

Lepiota castanea compared with Chalinolobus neocaledonicus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while New Caledonia Wattled Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	New Caledonia Wattled 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)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lepiota	Chalinolobus
Species	Lepiota castanea	Chalinolobus neocaledonicus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

New Caledonia Wattled Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	New Caledonia Wattled 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.

New Caledonia Wattled Bat

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.