Bleeding Oak Crust vs Dusky Flying Fox

Stereum gausapatum compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Bleeding Oak Crust is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bleeding Oak Crust	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Stereaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Stereum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Stereum gausapatum	Pteropus brunneus

Conservation Status

Bleeding Oak Crust

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bleeding Oak Crust	Dusky Flying Fox
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).

Dusky Flying Fox

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.