beaded chestnut vs Gorse Cramp Ball

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Daldinia fissa

Key Differences

beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Gorse Cramp Ball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Noctuidae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Daldinia
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Daldinia fissa

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Gorse Cramp Ball
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.

Gorse Cramp Ball

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.