Bleeding Oak Crust vs Yellowing Curtain Crust

Stereum gausapatum compared with Stereum subtomentosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bleeding Oak Crust	Yellowing Curtain Crust
Kingdom same	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Russulales (Russulales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family same	Stereaceae	Stereaceae
Genus same	Stereum	Stereum
Species	Stereum gausapatum	Stereum subtomentosum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bleeding Oak Crust and Yellowing Curtain Crust share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Stereum.

Conservation Status

Bleeding Oak Crust

LC — Least Concern

Yellowing Curtain Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bleeding Oak Crust	Yellowing Curtain Crust
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).

Yellowing Curtain Crust

Habitat

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

Range

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

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States