beaded chestnut vs nut fingernailclam

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Sphaerium rivicola

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while nut fingernailclam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	nut fingernailclam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Sphaeriida (Sphaeriida)
Family	Noctuidae	Sphaeriidae
Genus	Agrochola	Sphaerium
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Sphaerium rivicola

Evolutionary Relationship

beaded chestnut and nut fingernailclam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

nut fingernailclam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	nut fingernailclam
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.

nut fingernailclam

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Ukraine.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway