Beech Bark Canker vs Elegant Water Shrew

Neonectria faginata compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Beech Bark Canker is Not Evaluated while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Bark Canker	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Nectriaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Neonectria	Nectogale
Species	Neonectria faginata	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

Beech Bark Canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Bark Canker	Elegant Water Shrew
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.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.