beaded chestnut vs Lesser Black Coucal

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Centropus bernsteini

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Lesser Black Coucal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Lesser Black Coucal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Noctuidae	Cuculidae
Genus	Agrochola	Centropus
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Centropus bernsteini

Evolutionary Relationship

beaded chestnut and Lesser Black Coucal share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Black Coucal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Lesser Black Coucal
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.

Lesser Black Coucal

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway