beaded chestnut vs false pepperwort

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Noctuidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Marsilea
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	false pepperwort
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 pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.