Beech bark disease vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Neonectria coccinea compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Beech bark disease is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech bark disease	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Nectriaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Neonectria	Amblysomus
Species	Neonectria coccinea	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Beech bark disease

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech bark disease	Marley’s Golden Mole
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.

Marley’s Golden Mole

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.