Chestnut Dapperling vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Lepiota castanea compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Lepiota	Piliocolobus
Species	Lepiota castanea	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Niger Delta Red Colobus
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.

Niger Delta Red Colobus

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.