beaded chestnut vs Burnt Knight

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Tricholoma ustale

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Burnt Knight is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Burnt Knight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Noctuidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Agrochola	Tricholoma
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Tricholoma ustale

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Burnt Knight

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Burnt Knight
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.

Burnt Knight

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.

Burnt Knight

The Burnt Knight (Tricholoma ustale) is a species in the genus Tricholoma. 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden