beaded chestnut vs toothed wrack

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Fucus serratus

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while toothed wrack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	toothed wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Noctuidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Fucus
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Fucus serratus

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

toothed wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	toothed wrack
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.

toothed wrack

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, 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