beaded chestnut vs Maui's paddle

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Elaphoglossum
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Maui's paddle
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.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

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

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.