Bleeding Oak Crust vs Fat Sand Rat

Stereum gausapatum compared with Psammomys obesus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bleeding Oak Crust Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Russulales (Russulales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Stereaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Stereum Psammomys
Species Stereum gausapatum Psammomys obesus

Conservation Status

Bleeding Oak Crust

LC — Least Concern

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bleeding Oak Crust Fat Sand Rat
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).

Fat Sand Rat

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.

Fat Sand Rat

No description available.

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