Bleeding Conifer Crust vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Stereum sanguinolentum compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Bleeding Conifer Crust is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bleeding Conifer Crust	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Stereaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Stereum	Nephelomys
Species	Stereum sanguinolentum	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Bleeding Conifer Crust

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bleeding Conifer Crust	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
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).

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.