Beech bark disease vs Gray Flying Fox

Neonectria coccinea compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Beech bark disease is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech bark disease	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nectriaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Neonectria	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Neonectria coccinea	Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

Beech bark disease

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech bark disease	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech bark disease

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beech bark disease

The Beech bark disease (Neonectria coccinea) is a species in the genus Neonectria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.