Bitter Beech Bolete vs Chalk Maple

Caloboletus calopus compared with Acer leucoderme

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Beech Bolete	Chalk Maple
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Boletaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Caloboletus	Acer
Species	Caloboletus calopus	Acer leucoderme

Conservation Status

Bitter Beech Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Beech Bolete	Chalk Maple
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.

Chalk Maple

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.

Chalk Maple

The Chalk Maple (Acer leucoderme) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.