Beech bark disease vs brittlestar

Neonectria coccinea compared with Amphiura filiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech bark disease	brittlestar
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Ascomycota (자낭균류)	Echinodermata (극피동물)
Class	Sordariomycetes (동충하초강)	Ophiuroidea (거미불가사리류)
Order	Hypocreales (동충하초목)	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)
Family	Nectriaceae	Amphiuridae
Genus	Neonectria	Amphiura
Species	Neonectria coccinea	Amphiura filiformis

Conservation Status

Beech bark disease

LC — Least Concern

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech bark disease	brittlestar
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.

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

brittlestar

The Brittlestar (Amphiura filiformis) is a species in the genus Amphiura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden