beaded chestnut vs Bitter Webcap

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Cortinarius infractus

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Bitter Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Bitter Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Fungi (nấm)
Phylum	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (côn trùng)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Noctuidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Cortinarius
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Cortinarius infractus

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Bitter 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.

Bitter Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark 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.

Bitter Webcap

The Bitter Webcap (Cortinarius infractus) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden