Beech bark disease vs Mexican cottontail

Neonectria coccinea compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech bark disease	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Nectriaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Neonectria	Sylvilagus
Species	Neonectria coccinea	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Beech bark disease

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech bark disease	Mexican cottontail
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.

Mexican cottontail

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.