beaded chestnut vs Tiger Sawgill

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Lentinus tigrinus

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Tiger Sawgill is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Tiger Sawgill
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Polyporales (多孔菌目)
Family	Noctuidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Lentinus
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Lentinus tigrinus

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Tiger Sawgill

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Tiger Sawgill
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.

Tiger Sawgill

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically 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 4 countries:

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