Bitter Beech Bolete vs Eastern Mole

Caloboletus calopus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bitter Beech Bolete Eastern Mole
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Boletales (Boletales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Boletaceae Talpidae
Genus Caloboletus Scalopus
Species Caloboletus calopus Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Bitter Beech Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bitter Beech Bolete Eastern Mole
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.

Eastern Mole

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.

Eastern Mole

No description available.

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