beaded chestnut vs Stinking Earthfan

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Thelephora palmata

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Stinking Earthfan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Fungi (फफूंद)
Phylum	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (कीट)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (शल्कपंखी गण)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Noctuidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Agrochola	Thelephora
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Stinking Earthfan
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.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden