beaded chestnut vs Oak Moss

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Evernia prunastri

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Oak Moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Oak Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Noctuidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Evernia
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Evernia prunastri

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Oak Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Oak Moss
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.

Oak Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden