Beech bark disease vs Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

Neonectria coccinea compared with Rhinolophus maclaudi

Key Differences

• Beech bark disease is Least Concern while Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech bark disease	Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nectriaceae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Neonectria	Rhinolophus
Species	Neonectria coccinea	Rhinolophus maclaudi

Conservation Status

Beech bark disease

LC — Least Concern

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech bark disease	Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat
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.

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

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.