Beech bark disease vs Northern Birch Mouse

Neonectria coccinea compared with Sicista betulina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech bark disease	Northern Birch Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nectriaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Neonectria	Sicista
Species	Neonectria coccinea	Sicista betulina

Conservation Status

Beech bark disease

LC — Least Concern

Northern Birch Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech bark disease	Northern Birch Mouse
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 Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden