beaded chestnut vs Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Amaranthus tuberculatus

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Rough-Fruit Amaranth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Noctuidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Amaranthus
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Amaranthus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
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.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway