Beech bark disease vs Globe Thistle

Neonectria coccinea compared with Echinops ritro

Key Differences

• Beech bark disease is Least Concern while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech bark disease	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Nectriaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Neonectria	Echinops
Species	Neonectria coccinea	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Beech bark disease

LC — Least Concern

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech bark disease	Globe Thistle
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.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

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 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇺🇸 United States