Cat Dapperling vs Mérida Brocket

Lepiota felina compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Cat Dapperling is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat Dapperling	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Agaricales (伞菌目)	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Lepiota	Mazama
Species	Lepiota felina	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Cat Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat Dapperling	Mérida Brocket
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).

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.