beaded chestnut vs Creeping Spikemoss

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Selaginella apoda

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Creeping Spikemoss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Creeping Spikemoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Noctuidae	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Selaginella
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Selaginella apoda

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Creeping Spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Creeping Spikemoss
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.

Creeping Spikemoss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile, Germany, 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.