Bitter Beech Bolete vs black-calabash

Caloboletus calopus compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bitter Beech Bolete black-calabash
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Boletales (Boletales) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Boletaceae Bignoniaceae
Genus Caloboletus Amphitecna
Species Caloboletus calopus Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Bitter Beech Bolete

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bitter Beech Bolete black-calabash
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Beech Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

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

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.

black-calabash

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

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