Beech Bark Canker vs Mexican Agouti

Neonectria faginata compared with Dasyprocta mexicana

Key Differences

• Beech Bark Canker is Not Evaluated while Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Bark Canker	Mexican Agouti
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nectriaceae	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Neonectria	Dasyprocta
Species	Neonectria faginata	Dasyprocta mexicana

Conservation Status

Beech Bark Canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Bark Canker	Mexican Agouti
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.

Mexican Agouti

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.