Bitter Beech Bolete vs Chinese Hare

Caloboletus calopus compared with Lepus sinensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Beech Bolete	Chinese Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Boletaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Caloboletus	Lepus
Species	Caloboletus calopus	Lepus sinensis

Conservation Status

Bitter Beech Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Beech Bolete	Chinese Hare
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.

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.