Bleeding Oak Crust vs Madeiran Pipistrelle

Stereum gausapatum compared with Pipistrellus maderensis

Key Differences

• Bleeding Oak Crust is Least Concern while Madeiran Pipistrelle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bleeding Oak Crust	Madeiran Pipistrelle
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	Pipistrellus
Species	Stereum gausapatum	Pipistrellus maderensis

Conservation Status

Bleeding Oak Crust

LC — Least Concern

Madeiran Pipistrelle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bleeding Oak Crust	Madeiran Pipistrelle
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).

Madeiran Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal