beaded chestnut vs Cardinal Spider

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Tegenaria parietina

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Cardinal Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Cardinal Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Noctuidae	Agelenidae
Genus	Agrochola	Tegenaria
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Tegenaria parietina

Evolutionary Relationship

beaded chestnut and Cardinal Spider share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Cardinal Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Cardinal Spider
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.

Cardinal Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Austria, Belgium, Denmark, and Portugal.

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.

Cardinal Spider

The Cardinal Spider (Tegenaria parietina) is a species in the genus Tegenaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark