Bleeding Oak Crust vs Eastern Mole

Stereum gausapatum compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bleeding Oak Crust	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Stereaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Stereum	Scalopus
Species	Stereum gausapatum	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Bleeding Oak Crust

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bleeding Oak Crust	Eastern Mole
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).

Eastern Mole

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.