beaded chestnut vs Fool'S Mushroom

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Amanita verna

Key Differences

beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Fool'S Mushroom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Fool'S Mushroom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Noctuidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Agrochola	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Amanita verna

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Fool'S Mushroom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Fool'S Mushroom
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.

Fool'S Mushroom

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.