Bleeding Oak Crust vs Patagonian mara

Stereum gausapatum compared with Dolichotis patagonum

Key Differences

• Bleeding Oak Crust is Least Concern while Patagonian mara is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bleeding Oak Crust	Patagonian mara
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Stereaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Stereum	Dolichotis
Species	Stereum gausapatum	Dolichotis patagonum

Conservation Status

Bleeding Oak Crust

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian mara

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bleeding Oak Crust	Patagonian mara
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).

Patagonian mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium