Beech bark disease vs Castor

Neonectria coccinea compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• Beech bark disease is Least Concern while Castor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech bark disease	Castor
Kingdom	Fungi (फफूंद)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum	Ascomycota (पुट कवक)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)	Malpighiales (मालपिग्यालेस)
Family	Nectriaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Neonectria	Ricinus
Species	Neonectria coccinea	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Beech bark disease

LC — Least Concern

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech bark disease	Castor
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.

Castor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

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.

Castor

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States