Bleeding Broadleaf Crust vs Meerkat

Stereum rugosum compared with Suricata suricatta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bleeding Broadleaf Crust	Meerkat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Stereaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Stereum	Suricata
Species	Stereum rugosum	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Bleeding Broadleaf Crust

LC — Least Concern

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bleeding Broadleaf Crust	Meerkat
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.

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.

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.