beaded chestnut vs Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Thomasomys nicefori

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Noctuidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Agrochola	Thomasomys
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Thomasomys nicefori

Evolutionary Relationship

beaded chestnut and Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse
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.

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.