Bleeding Oak Crust vs Butterfly-leaf

Stereum gausapatum compared with Adenolobus garipensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bleeding Oak Crust Butterfly-leaf
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Russulales (Russulales) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Stereaceae Fabaceae
Genus Stereum Adenolobus
Species Stereum gausapatum Adenolobus garipensis

Conservation Status

Bleeding Oak Crust

LC — Least Concern

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bleeding Oak Crust Butterfly-leaf
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bleeding Oak Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bleeding Oak Crust

The Bleeding Oak Crust (Stereum gausapatum) 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.

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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