Beech bark disease vs Northern Bettong

Neonectria coccinea compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Beech bark disease is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech bark disease	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Nectriaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Neonectria	Bettongia
Species	Neonectria coccinea	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Beech bark disease

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech bark disease	Northern Bettong
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.

Northern Bettong

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.