Chestnut Dapperling vs Northern Bettong

Lepiota castanea compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Potoroidae
Genus	Lepiota	Bettongia
Species	Lepiota castanea	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Northern Bettong
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.

Northern Bettong

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.