Oak Crust vs

Peniophora quercina compared with Peniophora violaceolivida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oak Crust
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Russulales (Russulales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family same	Peniophoraceae	Peniophoraceae
Genus same	Peniophora	Peniophora
Species	Peniophora quercina	Peniophora violaceolivida

Evolutionary Relationship

Oak Crust and share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Peniophora.

Conservation Status

Oak Crust

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oak Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oak Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Peniophora violaceolivida e um fungo basidiomiceto corticiado que produz corpos frutiferos lisos e resupinados (em forma de crosta) com tonalidades violetas a cinza-olivaceas na madeira morta de arvores de folha larga. E um decompositor de madeira encontrado em florestas temperadas europeias, contribuindo para a podridao branca de madeira dura. A especie e uma das muitas espcies de Peniophora que colonizam galhos mortos e troncos caidos em florestas.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden