Bleeding Broadleaf Crust vs Meller’s Mongoose

Stereum rugosum compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bleeding Broadleaf Crust	Meller’s Mongoose
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	Rhynchogale
Species	Stereum rugosum	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Bleeding Broadleaf Crust

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bleeding Broadleaf Crust	Meller’s Mongoose
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.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.