Bitter Beech Bolete vs Butterfly-leaf

Caloboletus calopus compared with Adenolobus garipensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Beech Bolete	Butterfly-leaf
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Boletaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Caloboletus	Adenolobus
Species	Caloboletus calopus	Adenolobus garipensis

Conservation Status

Bitter Beech Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Beech Bolete	Butterfly-leaf
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.

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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.

Butterfly-leaf

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