beaded chestnut vs Highfin dogfish

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Centroscyllium excelsum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Highfin dogfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Noctuidae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Agrochola	Centroscyllium
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Centroscyllium excelsum

Evolutionary Relationship

beaded chestnut and Highfin dogfish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Highfin dogfish

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Highfin dogfish
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.

Highfin dogfish

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.