Bleeding Broadleaf Crust vs Little Ground Squirrel

Stereum rugosum compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bleeding Broadleaf Crust	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Stereaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Stereum	Spermophilus
Species	Stereum rugosum	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Bleeding Broadleaf Crust

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bleeding Broadleaf Crust	Little Ground Squirrel
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.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

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.