beaded chestnut vs Berry Fern

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Cystopteris bulbifera

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Berry Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Berry Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Cystopteris
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Cystopteris bulbifera

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Berry Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Berry Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Berry Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Czech Republic, and United States.

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.

Berry Fern

The Berry Fern (Cystopteris bulbifera) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.