beaded chestnut vs Streamside Swordfern

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Nephrolepis
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Streamside Swordfern
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.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.