beaded chestnut vs Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Bassariscus astutus

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Noctuidae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Agrochola	Bassariscus
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Bassariscus astutus

Evolutionary Relationship

beaded chestnut and Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle
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.

Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.