Pitch canker vs Potato Dry Rot

Fusarium circinatum compared with Fusarium caeruleum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pitch canker	Potato Dry Rot
Kingdom same	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class same	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order same	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family same	Nectriaceae	Nectriaceae
Genus same	Fusarium	Fusarium
Species	Fusarium circinatum	Fusarium caeruleum

Evolutionary Relationship

Pitch canker and Potato Dry Rot share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Fusarium.

Conservation Status

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Potato Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pitch canker	Potato Dry Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pitch canker

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.

Potato Dry Rot