beaded chestnut vs Prototype quillwort

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Isoetes prototypus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Prototype quillwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Isoetales (Isoetales)
Family	Noctuidae	Isoetaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Isoetes
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Isoetes prototypus

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Prototype quillwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Prototype quillwort
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.

Prototype quillwort

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Canada. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.