Cat Dapperling vs Lesser Noctule

Lepiota felina compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Cat Dapperling is Least Concern while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat Dapperling	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Fungi (फफूंद)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lepiota	Nyctalus
Species	Lepiota felina	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Cat Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat Dapperling	Lesser Noctule
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).

Lesser Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden