Chestnut Dapperling vs Korean Pika

Lepiota castanea compared with Ochotona coreana

Key Differences

• Chestnut Dapperling is Near Threatened while Korean Pika is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Dapperling	Korean Pika
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Lagomorpha (ウサギ目)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Ochotonidae
Genus	Lepiota	Ochotona
Species	Lepiota castanea	Ochotona coreana

Conservation Status

Chestnut Dapperling

NT — Near Threatened

Korean Pika

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Dapperling	Korean Pika
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.

Korean Pika

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.