beaded chestnut vs Peaked Webcap

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Cortinarius acutus

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Peaked Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Peaked Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Lepidoptera (나비목)	Agaricales (주름버섯목)
Family	Noctuidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Cortinarius
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Cortinarius acutus

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Peaked Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Peaked Webcap
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.

Peaked Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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 4 countries:

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