Bleeding Oak Crust vs Mountain Water Rat

Stereum gausapatum compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Bleeding Oak Crust is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bleeding Oak Crust	Mountain Water 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	Baiyankamys
Species	Stereum gausapatum	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Bleeding Oak Crust

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bleeding Oak Crust	Mountain Water 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).

Mountain Water 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.