beaded chestnut vs Pouch Cup

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Peziza saccardoana

Key Differences

beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Pouch Cup is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Pouch Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Noctuidae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Peziza
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Peziza saccardoana

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Pouch Cup

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Pouch Cup
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.

Pouch Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.