Chestnut Dapperling vs Peruvian night monkey

Lepiota castanea compared with Aotus miconax

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Peruvian night monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Peruvian night monkey
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)	Aotidae
Genus	Lepiota	Aotus
Species	Lepiota castanea	Aotus miconax

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Peruvian night monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Peruvian night monkey
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.

Peruvian night monkey

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.