Chestnut Dapperling vs Nigerian Free-tailed Bat

Lepiota castanea compared with Chaerephon nigeriae

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Nigerian Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Nigerian Free-tailed 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	Chaerephon
Species	Lepiota castanea	Chaerephon nigeriae

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Nigerian Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Nigerian Free-tailed 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.

Nigerian Free-tailed 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.