beaded chestnut vs Freckled Webcap

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Cortinarius spilomeus

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Freckled Webcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Freckled Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Agaricales (Lamelli mantarlar)
Family	Noctuidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Cortinarius
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Cortinarius spilomeus

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Freckled Webcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Freckled 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.

Freckled Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden