beaded chestnut vs Beechmast Candlesnuff

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Xylaria carpophila

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Beechmast Candlesnuff is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Beechmast Candlesnuff
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Noctuidae	Xylariaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Xylaria
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Xylaria carpophila

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Beechmast Candlesnuff

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Beechmast Candlesnuff
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.

Beechmast Candlesnuff

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, 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.

Beechmast Candlesnuff

The Beechmast Candlesnuff (Xylaria carpophila) is a species in the genus Xylaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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