Chestnut Dapperling vs Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

Lepiota castanea compared with Peropteryx pallidoptera

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Pale-winged Dog-like Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Pale-winged Dog-like 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)	Emballonuridae
Genus	Lepiota	Peropteryx
Species	Lepiota castanea	Peropteryx pallidoptera

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Pale-winged Dog-like 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.

Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.