Beech Bark Canker vs Blistering Ammania

Neonectria faginata compared with Ammannia baccifera

Key Differences

  • Beech Bark Canker is Not Evaluated while Blistering Ammania is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beech Bark Canker Blistering Ammania
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Ascomycota (Sac Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hypocreales (Hypocreales) Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family Nectriaceae Lythraceae
Genus Neonectria Ammannia
Species Neonectria faginata Ammannia baccifera

Conservation Status

Beech Bark Canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beech Bark Canker Blistering Ammania
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Bark Canker

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Beech Bark Canker

The Beech Bark Canker (Neonectria faginata) is a species in the genus Neonectria. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Neonectria faginata.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian

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