beaded chestnut vs Tear Dropper

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Key Differences

beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Tear Dropper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Noctuidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Tear Dropper
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.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and 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.