Bed-jacket vs Bitter Beech Bolete

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Caloboletus calopus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Bitter Beech Bolete
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Boletales (Boletales)
Family Sapindaceae Boletaceae
Genus Alectryon Caloboletus
Species Alectryon tomentosus Caloboletus calopus

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Bitter Beech Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Bitter Beech Bolete
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bitter Beech Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

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

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bitter Beech Bolete

The Bitter Beech Bolete (Caloboletus calopus) is a species in the genus Caloboletus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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