beaded chestnut vs Beech bark disease

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Neonectria coccinea

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Beech bark disease is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Beech bark disease
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Noctuidae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Neonectria
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Neonectria coccinea

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Beech bark disease

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Beech bark disease
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.

Beech bark disease

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.

Beech bark disease

The Beech bark disease (Neonectria coccinea) is a species in the genus Neonectria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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