Bleeding Oak Crust vs Large-eared Hutia

Stereum gausapatum compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Bleeding Oak Crust is Least Concern while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bleeding Oak Crust	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Stereaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Stereum	Mesocapromys
Species	Stereum gausapatum	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

Bleeding Oak Crust

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bleeding Oak Crust	Large-eared Hutia
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).

Large-eared Hutia

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.