beaded chestnut vs Great Fen Sedge Rust

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Puccinia cladii

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Great Fen Sedge Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Great Fen Sedge Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Noctuidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Puccinia
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Puccinia cladii

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Great Fen Sedge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Great Fen Sedge Rust
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.

Great Fen Sedge Rust

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.