beaded chestnut vs Painted Suillus

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Noctuidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Suillus
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Painted Suillus
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.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

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.