Bleeding Broadleaf Crust vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Stereum rugosum compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Bleeding Broadleaf Crust is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bleeding Broadleaf Crust	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Stereaceae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Stereum	Rhynchocyon
Species	Stereum rugosum	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Conservation Status

Bleeding Broadleaf Crust

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bleeding Broadleaf Crust	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bleeding Broadleaf Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bleeding Broadleaf Crust

The Bleeding Broadleaf Crust (Stereum rugosum) is a species in the genus Stereum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.