Bleeding Conifer Crust vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Stereum sanguinolentum compared with Atelerix albiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bleeding Conifer Crust	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Stereaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Stereum	Atelerix
Species	Stereum sanguinolentum	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Bleeding Conifer Crust

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bleeding Conifer Crust	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bleeding Conifer Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Bleeding Conifer Crust

The Bleeding Conifer Crust (Stereum sanguinolentum) 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.