beaded chestnut vs Tile Lichen

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Lecidea tessellata

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Tile Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Tile Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Noctuidae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Lecidea
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Lecidea tessellata

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Tile Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Tile Lichen
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.

Tile Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden