Beech Bark Canker vs Japanese Squirrel

Neonectria faginata compared with Sciurus lis

Key Differences

• Beech Bark Canker is Not Evaluated while Japanese Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Bark Canker	Japanese Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nectriaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Neonectria	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Neonectria faginata	Sciurus lis

Conservation Status

Beech Bark Canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Bark Canker	Japanese Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Bark Canker

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Japanese Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Beech Bark Canker

The Beech Bark Canker (Neonectria faginata) is a species in the genus Neonectria. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Neonectria faginata.