Burnt-Orange Bolete vs Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)

Tylopilus balloui compared with Acinonyx jubatus

Key Differences

• Burnt-Orange Bolete is Not Evaluated while Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد) is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burnt-Orange Bolete	Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Boletales (بوليطيات)	Carnivora (لواحم)
Family	Boletaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Tylopilus	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Tylopilus balloui	Acinonyx jubatus

Conservation Status

Burnt-Orange Bolete

NE — Not Evaluated

Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~6.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burnt-Orange Bolete	Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	12 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	50.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burnt-Orange Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Botswana, Iran, Kenya, Namibia, and Tanzania. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Burnt-Orange Bolete

The Burnt-Orange Bolete (Tylopilus balloui) is a species in the genus Tylopilus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)

The fastest land animal on Earth, reaching speeds of 112 km/h over short distances across African and Iranian grasslands. Slender build with a deep chest, long legs, and distinctive black tear-stripe markings. Unlike other big cats, cheetahs vocalize with chirps and purrs. Vulnerable, with only ~7,000 remaining due to habitat fragmentation and competition with larger predators.