Alpine Water-moss vs beaded chestnut

Fontinalis squamosa compared with Agrochola lychnidis

Key Differences

Alpine Water-moss is Least Concern while beaded chestnut is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Water-moss	beaded chestnut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hypnales (Hypnales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Fontinalaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Fontinalis	Agrochola
Species	Fontinalis squamosa	Agrochola lychnidis

Conservation Status

Alpine Water-moss

LC — Least Concern

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Water-moss	beaded chestnut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Water-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

beaded chestnut

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Alpine Water-moss

The Alpine Water-moss (Fontinalis squamosa) is a species in the genus Fontinalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

beaded chestnut

The Beaded chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis) is a species in the genus Agrochola. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.