beaded chestnut vs Lousewort Rust

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Puccinia clintonii

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Lousewort Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Lousewort 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 clintonii

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Lousewort Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Lousewort 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.

Lousewort 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.