beaded chestnut vs Fringed dodder

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Noctuidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Cuscuta
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Fringed dodder
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.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway