Cat Dapperling vs Gato de Agua

Lepiota felina compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• Cat Dapperling is Least Concern while Gato de Agua is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat Dapperling	Gato de Agua
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Lepiota	Lontra
Species	Lepiota felina	Lontra longicaudis

Conservation Status

Cat Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat Dapperling	Gato de Agua
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cat Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Gato de Agua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Cat Dapperling

The Cat Dapperling (Lepiota felina) is a species in the genus Lepiota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.