beaded chestnut vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Noctuidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Botrychium
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
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.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.