Beech Woodwart vs Meerkat

Hypoxylon fragiforme compared with Suricata suricatta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Woodwart	Meerkat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Hypoxylon	Suricata
Species	Hypoxylon fragiforme	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Beech Woodwart

LC — Least Concern

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Woodwart	Meerkat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Woodwart

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.

Beech Woodwart

The Beech Woodwart (Hypoxylon fragiforme) is a species in the genus Hypoxylon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.