Ash Dieback vs Butterfly-leaf

Hymenoscyphus fraxineus compared with Adenolobus garipensis

Key Differences

• Ash Dieback is Not Evaluated while Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Dieback	Butterfly-leaf
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Helotiaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hymenoscyphus	Adenolobus
Species	Hymenoscyphus fraxineus	Adenolobus garipensis

Conservation Status

Ash Dieback

NE — Not Evaluated

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Dieback	Butterfly-leaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Dieback

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

Ash Dieback

Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) is a species in the genus Hymenoscyphus. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.