Beech bark disease vs Potto

Neonectria coccinea compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Beech bark disease is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech bark disease	Potto
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Nectriaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Neonectria	Perodicticus
Species	Neonectria coccinea	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Beech bark disease

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech bark disease	Potto
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.

Potto

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.