Bleeding Oak Crust vs Pale Gerbil

Stereum gausapatum compared with Gerbillus perpallidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bleeding Oak Crust	Pale Gerbil
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	Gerbillus
Species	Stereum gausapatum	Gerbillus perpallidus

Conservation Status

Bleeding Oak Crust

LC — Least Concern

Pale Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bleeding Oak Crust	Pale Gerbil
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).

Pale Gerbil

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.