beaded chestnut vs Great Pignut Rust

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Puccinia bulbocastani

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Great Pignut Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Great Pignut Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Pucciniales (サビキン目)
Family	Noctuidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Puccinia
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Puccinia bulbocastani

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Great Pignut Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Great Pignut Rust
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.

Great Pignut Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden