beaded chestnut vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Noctuidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Urocystis
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	False Oat-Grass Smut
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.

False Oat-Grass Smut

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.