beaded chestnut vs Coyote gourd

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Cucurbita cordata

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Coyote gourd is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Coyote gourd
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Noctuidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Cucurbita
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Cucurbita cordata

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Coyote gourd
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.

Coyote gourd

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.