beaded chestnut vs Intermediate Spikerush

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Eleocharis intermedia

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Intermediate Spikerush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Intermediate Spikerush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Noctuidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Eleocharis
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Eleocharis intermedia

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Intermediate Spikerush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Intermediate Spikerush
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.

Intermediate Spikerush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.