Bleeding Oak Crust vs Harmless Serotine

Stereum gausapatum compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

  • Bleeding Oak Crust is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bleeding Oak Crust Harmless Serotine
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Russulales (Russulales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Stereaceae Vespertilionidae
Genus Stereum Eptesicus
Species Stereum gausapatum Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Bleeding Oak Crust

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bleeding Oak Crust Harmless Serotine
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).

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Harmless Serotine

No description available.

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