Beech bark disease vs Mountain Coati

Neonectria coccinea compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Beech bark disease is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech bark disease	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Nectriaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Neonectria	Nasua
Species	Neonectria coccinea	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Beech bark disease

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech bark disease	Mountain Coati
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.

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.