Bleeding Oak Crust vs Chinese Water Shrew

Stereum gausapatum compared with Chimarrogale styani

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bleeding Oak Crust Chinese Water Shrew
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Russulales (Russulales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Stereaceae Soricidae
Genus Stereum Chimarrogale
Species Stereum gausapatum Chimarrogale styani

Conservation Status

Bleeding Oak Crust

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bleeding Oak Crust Chinese Water Shrew
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).

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Chinese Water Shrew

The Chinese Water Shrew (Chimarrogale styani) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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