beaded chestnut vs Cowberry Redleaf

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Exobasidium vaccinii

Key Differences

beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Cowberry Redleaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Cowberry Redleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Exobasidium
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Exobasidium vaccinii

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Cowberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Cowberry Redleaf
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.

Cowberry Redleaf

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.