Chestnut Dapperling vs Northern Treeshrew

Lepiota castanea compared with Tupaia belangeri

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Northern Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Northern Treeshrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Tupaiidae
Genus	Lepiota	Tupaia
Species	Lepiota castanea	Tupaia belangeri

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Northern Treeshrew
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 Treeshrew

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.